Recent progress in medicinal plants: Drug Plants I / Amani S. Awaard, J.N. Govil, V.K. Singh

Includes author index and subject index.

Antioxidant Plants Amani. S. Awaad and Nabilah A. Al- Jaber (KSA)
Health Benefits of Chamomile Janmejai K SRrvASTAVA AND Sanjay Gupta (USA)
Herbal Willow-4000 Years of Relief for Fever, Headache and Rheumatic Pain
Susanne Heiska (Finiand)
Medicinal Properties ofCrotonceltidifolius Baill:Validation of the Popular Use of Sangue-de-adave
SilviaDaijiA, Eduardo Luiz Gasnhar Moreira, Geisson Marcos Nardi,
Herds HoR?r, Moacir Geraldo Petolatti and Rosa Maria Ribeiro-do-Valij;
(Brazo.)
Bioactivity ofSalvia miltiorrhiza and its Constituents Serkan Sertel, Peter K. Plinkertand Thomas Efferth (Germany)
African Milkbush(Synadenium grantii Hook, f): 109
Ethnopharmacological, Chemical and Morpho-anatomical Aspects
MArcia DoRocio Duarte and Ingrid Jurcensen (Brazil)
Elephantopus scaber Linn.: From Ground to the Clay Pot 119
Nook,jahan BanuAlitheen, Yeap Swee Keong andHoWan Yong
(Maiaysia)
Studies ofBiologically Active Constituents ofVerbascum 141
eremobium Murb. and its Induction Resistance Against some
Diseases of Cucumber
N.awal H. Mohamed and Abeer M. Elhadidy (Ec.ypt)
Taxus sp. Source of Anticancer Agent Taxol MiKIAM ON'KUHIA, O.SCAK Exi'(')SiT(), I.S1{/\EI. BKNri'KZ-GAWiA,
SusAXA R().sa M. Cusidu anij Javikr Pai„\»)N' (Spain)
10. Anticancer Activity ofMarrubium alysson L. and its Phenolic Constituents
NawalH. Moi-luied (Egypt)
11. The White-Berry Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) in Cancer Treatment
Gil. Bar-skln (Isi</\ki.)
12. Medical Properties of Shahao in China Hi' XiNZHONt; AND XiNC XlAOHUI (ClIINA)
13. Chemistry and Pharmacology of Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.: An Overview
Nii-cii: Vl-\na Gk-amosa,Edii.i^kkto Rocma Sii.vkir.\,
Bruno Coici-ho Cavai,canti, Jose Roherto okOijwjiw Ferrkiiw,
Fi^\\i\S-'WiT)sA]-\TKinA,ViFmASA'iYANAi?,\RA0,Lhn1ci/\Vi'msC0hT.'\-L(mjro,
IVLwoelOdorico de M()it.\Es and CUudia Pessoa (Bitxzii,)
14. Anti-Oxidant Studies and Chemical Investigation of Ethanol Extract ofAcalypha indica Linn.
Beena Joy.^nd Moli.y IVLmhew (Tkiv.andkum)
15. Progress and Potential in Deriving Medicinal Value of the Pigeonpea, Cajanus cajan: A Review
Hari Piubhakah ,\NnB.N, Ramami'rti (USA)
16. Phansomba: An Indian Herbal, Folk Medicine J.G. Vaidya, S.R. Bhosek, Bapat Gauki, S.A. Gar^M), H.B. Sonawane,
SiiARiEi AsiKiHah, Am Mihzae, Lamrood Pit^vsAD, AparnaSawant and
N. Var<:he.se (India,
Bltuminaria. hituminosa: ASource of Furanocoumarins of Pharmaceutical Interest
S. Maktink/., E. Correai., D. Real. A, Ortp.no.and J.A. Dei,Rio
•Spain, AisTiiAi.iAl
Ci>isus quadrnngularis-. The Bone Setter Rakesii Mai'rya and Akanicsiia (India)
Urogenital Properties ofLepidium nuye.nii Walp. iFam. Bra.ssicaceae) Arrico F.G. Cicero (Itai.y)
Medicinal Plant-//('c/vo?/,s diffusa I.I Bo, Li Yiiiri, Li Hi'iyino and Chen Yhxianc; (China)
21. Tropane Alkaloids in Hyoscyamus reticulatus L. Iliana Ionkova (Bulgaria)
22. Biological Activities of Stinging Nettle Fatma Yurt Laaibrecht (Turkey)
23. Biological Activities of asj'aijca (L.) Urban Ilkay Orhan and Murat Kartal (TuiutEv)
24. Carob Tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.)—An Ethnomedicine Semra StiTGiBi (Turkey)
25. Medicinal Properties of Rosa canina Julia Elodie Vlachojannis, Rujee K. Duke, Van H. Tran,
Colin C. Duke and Sigrun Chrubasik (Australia, Germany, NY)
26. Extracts of Loranthus micranthus Linn. Upregulates Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses in Mice
0. OsADEBE, Patience, 0. Omeje, Edwin and E. Umeyor,
Chukwuebuka (Nigeria)