Recent progress in medicinal plants: Phytomedicines /

Includes author index and subject index.
V.16

About the Series
Foreword to the Series
Foreword to the Volume
Preface
Table of Contents of Volume 16
1. The Efficacy of Wild chamomile
(Matricaria recutita L.) as Anti-inflammatory
and Mucosa Protective Agent
Elias E. Mazokopakis and Em\l\nuel
S. Ganotakis (Greece)
2. Biotechnological Studies on Anisodus tanguticus
CiiENG Keui, Liu Tao,
Meng Chao /\-nd Zhu Ping(China)
3. Medicinal Plants in
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Phulan Rani and Nebraj Khui.lar (India)
4. Recent Studies on Pharmacological Effects and
Therapeutic Actions ofMatrine-Type Alkaloids
Yu Shuqin andYao Lin (China)
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MiN<i ZiiAo, LiwKi Fu, Na Li, W/\Nm T/\Nt}, Minjie Li,
TnsMiAK[ Hasegawa, Hikotzugu Oguiw, Takau I^taoiw,
Katl'toshi Hirosk and Masavoshi Ando(Japan, China)
6 Naphthoquinones Isolated from Tabcbma:
AReview About the Synthesis of Heterocyclic
Derivatives, Screening Against Trypanosoma cruzi
and Correlation Structure-Trypanocidal Activity
Antonio Vkntiira Pinto, Ruhkm F. S, Mf.nna-Barreto,
andSoiangeLisboa ije Castro (Brazil)
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7. Beneficial Effect ofAerva lanata Loaf Extract and
Vediuppu Chunnam on Oxalate Synthesising
Enzymes ofRat Kidney During Experimental Hyperoxaluria
P. K/\i^iSKi,v), A. Govindar/VJ, A.S, SathishKumar,
V. B/Vla Mukucjan and R. Selvmi (India)
8. Secondary Metabolites ofWild-growing Species of
Genus Achillea L. from Central Balkan
Snkz,\n'a Tkifunovr- andIvan'a Aj^J-ANOic (Serbia /VN'd M(>ntene<;ro)
9. Bioprospection for Radioprotective
Molecules from Indigenous Flora
Ra,jt;sh Arora, Raman Chawij\, Shikha Singh, R.K. Sagar,
R. Ka.MAR, A.Sharma,J. Prasad, S. Sing[{,
G.U. Gurudatta and Rakicsh Kumar Sh^vrma (India)
10. Modulation of Vital Proteins Expression in
Intestine of Mice by Podophyllum hexandrum:
Implications in Radiation Protection
Raj Ku.\iar, Pankaj KumarS[Nc;h, R/vresn AROiiA,
Ashok Sharma and Rakesh Kumar Sharma (India)
11. Ginger : Evaluation of its Antiemetic and
Behavioural Radioprotective Properties
Ashok Shaj?m^\, Am/PirM Haksar, Ra,) Kumaj{,
Rajrsh AnoiiA, R.K. Sharma and R.P. Tripathi (India)
12. Mango By-products—A Source of
Biologically-active Compounds
Andreas Schiebkr (Germany)
13. Keto-enol Tautomerism in Silybin
Lemi Turker (Turkey)
14. Chemical, Botanical, Medical and
Pharmacological Studies ofEmbelia ribes Burm.
(Family-Afyrsmaceae)
A.Sabitha Rani and U. Suryanai^ayana MuirrY (India)
15. Pharmacognostical Study, Cultivation
Techniques and Economics of Stevia rebaudiana
(Bertoni) Homsl—A Boon for Diabetics
Shamima Hashmi, V.K. Sincjh and M.K. Siddiqui (India)
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16. Some Important Folklore Medicinal
Plants Used by Tangkhul Nagas of
Ukhrul District, Manipur, India
VaREISI-IANG TaNGPU, TEiMJENWONGLA
AND Arun K. Yadav (Inijia)
17. Plant Products as Anticancer Agents
B.S. Geetha, S. Shyamal, P.G.Latha
P. Remant and S. Rajasekharan (India)
18. Phytochemicals from the Genus Andrographis
SwAPAN PraiManick, Sukdeb Banerjee,
Basudeb Achari and Sibabrata Mukhopadhyay (India)
19. In Vitro Evaluation ofInulin as Matrix
System and Compression Coating Material for
Colon Specific Drug Delivery
Oluwatoyin a. Odeku, Elka Touitou,
Boris Vaisman and Biana Godin (Nigeria, Israel)
20. The Chemical Composition of the
Juniperus Genus (1970-2004)
Ana M.L. Seca and Artur M.S. Silva (Portugal)
21. Antioxidant and Antiproliferative
Activities ofThree Lamiaceae species
Jasna M. Canadanovic-brunet, Sonja M. Djilas
Gordana S. Cetkovic, Vesna T. Tumbas,
Gordana M. Bogdanovic (Serbia&Mon^negro)
22. Some Triterpenes and Steroids from the
Seeds ofTrichosanthes cucumeroides
Zhimao Chao, Yoichi Shibusawa, Akio Yanagida,
Sakutukg Tashiro, Heisaburo Shindo (China, Japan)
23. Botanical Biopreservatives Use to
Control Saprophytic and Pathogenic
Microorganisms in Foods
A.G. Ponce, M.R, Moreira,
C.E. Del Valle and S.I. Roura (Argentina)
24. Antiophidic Plants: Facts and Myths
M.H. Borges, A.M.C. P.menta an» M.E. De Lima (Brazil)
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25. Tissue Culture Studies and In Vitro
Clonal Propagation of Three {Cardiospermum
halicacabum L., Spilanthes acmella L.
and Boerhaauia diffusa L.) Herbal
Ethnomedicina! Plants of North-East India and
Establishment of the Plantlets in
a Natural Environment
M.C. Kalita, Purabi Deka,
AnamikaBoroand Sa-mikon Phijkan (India)
26. Antioxidative Activity of Cinnamtannin B1 from
Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume
MuHA^rMAD Taher, Deny Susanti, Mohamad Roji
SAfyvuDi, Fadzil-ah AdibahAbdul Majid, Hasnah
M. Sjrat and Farediah Ahmad (Malaysia)
27. A Contribution to the Contraceptive Herbs of
Andhra Pradesh and Kamataka Forests of India
V.C. Gupta, Shaik Imam AND V.K. Singh (Indl\)
28. Effect of Vermicomposting on the Growth and
Productivity of Marigolds (Tagetes erecta L.) -
an Important Medicinal and Ornamental Herb
Shwetaand Y.P. Singh (Indl\)
29. Enhancing Nutrients in Tomato (Lycopersicon.
esculentum Mill.) through Vermicomposting
Shweta, Sonal and Deepika Sharma (India)
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