Recent progress in medicinal plants: Phytopharmacology & Therapeutic values IV / J.N. Govil, V.K. Singh

Includes author index and subject index.

1. An Ethnoveterinary Survey and the Antibacterial Activity 1
of Some Plants in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
A.A. Adedapo, S. Koduru, P.O. Jimoh,
P.J. Masii^a and A.J. Afolayan (South Africa)
2. Bryophytes, A Source of Bioactive and New Compounds 9
Aneta Sabovljevic and Marko Sabovljevic (Serbia)
3. Anti-inflammatory Potential of (3 - Sitosterol on Acute 25
and Chronic Inflammation Models
James B. Perianayagam, Surendra Kumar Sharma and
Krishna Kollappa Pillai (India)
4- Plepatoprotective Drugs from Plants 37
Nishant Kumar Gufpa and Vinod Kutviar Dixit (India)
5. Crataegus tanacetifolia :AMedicinal Plant from Turkey 71
Husniye Birman, Kadriye Akgun-Dar, Gulay Melikoglu
and Ai.i H. Mericli (Turkey)
6. A Review on Therapeutic Plants Possessing 85
Hypocholesterolemic / Antiatherosclerotic Activity
R.S. Gupta and J.B.S, Kachhawa (India)
7. Studies on the Effects ofthe Aqueous Extract of 117
the Leaves ofVprnonia aniygdalina in Rats
A.A. Adedapo. G.S. Afolabi,
K.O. SoKTA.V and B.O. EmiKPE (NitiEKIA)
8. Spiruhna -ABlue-green Alfja with Novel 127
Therapeutic Actions
VijAY Kl-mar Kltala, Naiovsimham L. Paiunan'di,
M\iLMOOD Kha-\, Krishna Mohan M-ai-i; axd '
PeriannaxN- Kuppusamy (USA)
9. Effect of Crude Root Extract of Rauwolfia uoriiitoria 153
on Learning and Memory in Mice
S.A. Bisoxg, M.I. Akpanabiati; and E.E. Osim (Nigeria)
10 Hepatoprotective Activity of Fruits of Balanitcs roxburghii 163
against Paracetamol and CClj Induced Hepatic
Lesions in Rats
T. Praka.sh, M.S. Ganachari, B.C. Hatapakkj
AND H. Shivakumar (India)
11. Hypoglycaemic and Hypolipidaemic Effect of 171
Zuigiher officinale on Normal and Diabetic Rats
R.S. So.mani and A.K. Singhai (India)
12 Mechanism of Action of Medicinal Plants Towards 181
Diabetes Mellitus - A Review
P.K. pRABHAKAR .AND MUKESH DoBLE (IndIA)
13. Anti-innammatory Medicinal Plants: Now Insights 205
and Research Techniques
E. Prktorius (South Africa)
14. o/7fCi?m^is: AMechanistic Understanding of 227
the Traditional Medicinal Attributes
R.K. JoHRi (India)
15. Antihyperglycemic Agents from Plants 243
Rosa Martha PEHtz Gi'TiitRREz (Mexico)
16. Contribution of Wc;oc//or<;/ja//7/?/co.'>a Flowers in 301
Asavaa and Arishtuf>-. A Review
SoNAi. Patel and Mamta Shah (India)
17. Herbs as Potent Hypoglyccmic Agents: Retrospect and Prospects 311
S.C. Jain, E. Mkn<;hani and R. Jain (India)
18. Radiotracer Techniques in the Investigation ofMetabolism 415
of Medicinal Plants
Fatma Ycrt L.-\MBRErHT (Turkey)
19. Natural Products in the Prevention and Treatment of 421
Urinary Tract Disorders
Diukm Dk!.i<(hman Orhan (Tri<Ki:Y)
20. Honey Bee Products and Their Polyphenolic Compounds 443
in Ti-eatment of Diabetes
Nada OrSolicand Ivan BaSic (Croatia)
21. Antiiiypertensive Properties ofPIant-Derived Inhibitors of 541
Angiotensin I-converting Enzyme Activity: AReview
Rotimi E. Aluko (Canada)
22. Anti-diarrhoeal Potential of Unripe Fruit Extracts of 563
Ficiis glomerata Roxb
L.V.J. Sankara Sivaprasad, Hugar Shivakumar
i\ND V.P. Vaidya (India)
23. Anti-inflammatory Effects ofTriterpenoids from 571
Alchornea cordifolia Loaves
OSADEBE, Patience O., Ebi, Godwin C. and
Okoye, Festus B.C. (Nigeria)
24. Antimicrobial and Phytochemical Analysis ofBlack Myrobalan 579
(Fruit of Terminalia chebula Retz.) Extracts against
Multi-Drug Resistant Common Bacterial Pathogens
R.R. Chattopadhvay, S.K. Bhattacharyya,
C, Meddaand S. Ch.anda (India)
25. A Pharmacognostical Study on Euphorbia hirta 539
U.D. SiiAii, M.B. SiiAH and A.K. Saluja (India)
26. TAKZEMA -AHerbomineral Formulation for 599
Eczoma Management (A clinical study)
D.G. Sapi.e, S. Medukkar and Milind Patil (India)
27. PIGMENTO -ANatural Psoralen Preparation for 609
Vitiligo (A clinical study)
Obkroi Ciietan (India)