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1. Anti-lipidaemic Potential ofAqueous Extract of Tapinanthus 1
globiferus Leaves in Rats
M.A. Akanji.B.T. Ayorinde andM.T.Yakubu (Nigeria)
2. Spectral Characteristics and the Hyperfme Splitting under 9
MRF-Perturbations in Medicinal Plant Catharanthus roseus
R. SwARUP, Hargyan Singh and A.N. Maury (India)
3. Stimulating Effect ofthe Plant Extract Complex "AdMax" on 15
Expression Level ofthe Gene Involved in Energy Metabolism
in Cultured Human Fibroblasts
Anatoly Antoshechkin, JoseOlalde, Marina Antoshechkina,
Vladimir Bruizgin and Leonid Platinskiy (USA Russian Federation)
4. Foeniculum vulgare: Important Biological Activities of an 21
Aromatic Plant
MariaEduardaM. Araujo(Portugal)
5. Modulation in the Hepatocytes by Terniinalia belerica Roxb. 41
against Acetaminophen Intoxication
A. Jadon. S. Shrivastava and S. Shukla(India)
6 Oleuropein and Related Secoiridoids; Antioxidant Activity 53
and Sources other than Olea europaea L. (Olive tree)
Nikolaos Nenadis and Maria Z. Tsimidou(Greece)
7. In vitro Antisickling Activity of Anthocyanins Extracts of Vigna 75
unguiculata (L.) Walp.
P.T. Mpiana, V. Mudogo, K.N. Ngbolua, D.S.T. Tshibangu,
E.K. Atibu, E.K. Kitwa and A.B. Kamangila (Congo)
8. Antisickling Activity ofAnthocyanins oiJatropha. curcas L. 83
P.T. Mpiana, V. Mudogo, D.S.T. Tshibangu. K.N. Ngbolua,
D.D. Tshilandaand E.K. Atibu (Congo)
9. Efficacy ofSolarium nigrum Linn. Extract on Myocardial 91
Infarction in Rats
Mallika Jainu (India)
10. Natural Phloroglucinols-Molecular Diversity and Bioactivity 103
Shi-Shan Yu. You-Cai Hu, Xian-Fu Wu and Jing Liu (China)
11. Multiple Bioactivities ofPhenoxazine Derivatives, Phx-1, 141
Phx-2 and Phx-3
Akio Tomoda (J.m'an)
12. Effect ofGossypol Tetra-acetic Acid on the Reproductive 159
Organs in Male Mice
ShioKumar SinghandSrikanta Kltmar Rath (India)
13. ASeries ofMethods for Screening and Evaluating Potential 177
Anti-cardiovascular Drugs from Traditional Chinese Herbs
Xiaoxiang Zheng, Yun Zhang, Wei Yuan, Xiaolong Li, Hanbin Li
and WeiminYan (China)
14. Multi-tier Analysis for Screening Neuroprotective Extracts 195
from Chinese Herbs
Xiaoxiang Zheng, Yun Zhang, Shaomin Zhang, Xianghui Zeng and
XiAOHONG Xu (China)
15. Phytochemical Screening and In vitro Antiamoebic Activity of 209
Extracts from Some Antidiarrhoeal Medicinal Plants Used in
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic ofCongo
G.L. Tona, R.K. Cimanga, O.K. Kambu, J. Totte, L. Pieters and
A.J. Vlietinck (Congo, Belgium)
16. Antimalarial, Antiamoebic and Cytotoxic Activities ofSome 225
Extracts and Isolated Constituents from the Leaves of
Morinda morindoides (Baker) Milne-Redh. (Rubiaceae)
R.K. Cimanga, G.L, Tona, O.K. Kambu. G.K. Mesia,
J.J.T. Muyembe, S. Apers.J. Tott£, L, Pieters and A,J, Vlietinck
(Congo, Belgium)
17. Cardiovascular Effect ofNigeila satiua Aqueous Extract in 253
Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
N.-A. Zeggwagh.A Moufid.A Khaldi.J.B. Michel and
M. Eddouks(Morocco.France)
18. Stress Management and Herbal Adaptogens 253
Siialini SagguandRatanKiimar(USA)
19. Insecticidal Properties ofSomeMedicinalPlants 273
RomanPavela, Taya Chermenskayaand Anna Shchenikova
(Czech Republic, Russia)
20. The Plants Used in Folk Medicine in Czech Republic 291
RomanPavela (Czech Republic)
21. Role of Natural Polysaccharides in Treatment and Control 347
of Diabetes
Ambikanandan Misra and Manisha S. Lalan(Indl\)
22. Antiulcer potentials ofGin%QT -Zingiber officinale
ShylajaM. Dharmesh and B.M. Srikanta (India)
23. Recent Advances in the Reproductive and Hormonal Effects 403
of Ginkgo biloba
Rafael Moraes Pinto, Eduardo Siqueira Fernandes,
Luciana Valente Borges, Vera Maria Peters and
Martha de Oliveira Guerra(Brazil)
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