Recent progress in medicinal plants: Natural products II J.N. Govil, V.K. Singh, Naila T.Siddiqui

Includes author index and subject index.

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants:
Changing Scenario in India
J. N. Govil, B.B. Singh and S.K. Sharma (India)
Antibacterial Activity ofSome Toxic Plants of
Algerian Flora Growing in El-Kala National Park
A. Djilani, B. Bayoud, B. Legseir,
R. SouLiMANi, A. Dicko and C. Youngs (Algeria, France)
New Perspectives on Herbal
Medicines for Bacterial Infections
SUPAYANG PlYAWAN VORAVUTHIKUNCHAI,
SURASAK LiMSUWAN AND SaSITORN ChUSRI (THAILAND)
Screening of Some Cameroonian Medicinal
Plants for Antifungal Activity
A. Ngono Ngane, R. Ebelle Etame, L. Biyiti,
Ph. Bouchet and P.H. Amvam Zollo (Cameroon, France)
The Discovery and Development of Plant Based
Anti- infective Agents: An Overview
Dowlathabad Muralidhara Rao, D.K. Venkata Rao,
G. Saptha Jyothi and Chitta Suresh Kumar (India)
The Biological Activity of
Medicinal Plant Extract
Roman Paduch, Grazyna Matysik,
Magdalena W6jciak-kosior and Piotr Niedziela (Poland)
Oleoresins from Pistacia species:
Chemistry and Biology
A.N. Assimopoulou and V.P. Papageorgiou (Greece)
Shikonin, an Active Principle of the Medicinal Plant
Lithospermum erythrorhizon, is a Potent Scavenger of
Perox3Tadicals in Cigarette Smoke
Yoshimi Niwano, Masahiro Nishizawa
AND Masahiro Kohno (Japan)
Synthesis and Biological Activities of Bis-
(l-?er^-butyl-l,2-diacylhydrazine)-N,N'-
Sulphide Derivatives
Jl\n Shang, Qingmin Wang, Runqiu Huang,
Li Chen,Chunhui Mao and Fuchun Bi (China)
Cannabinoids, Anxiety and Depression
M.P. Viveros and E.M. Marco (Spain)
Bronchodilatatory Activity of 1,8-cineol
Nilberto Robson FalcAo Nascimento, Rafael Mohana
De Carvalho Refosco, Elainne Cristine FfiLix Vasconcelos,
Marta Regina Kerntopf, Glauber Mota De Sousa and
MANASSfis Claudino Fonteles (Brazil)
The Potential Role of Gammadelta
T Cells in Asthma
Young-Cheol Lee (Republic of Korea)
Hypoglycaemic and Antidiabetie Activity of
Hexanic Extract ofAnacardium occidentale
Leaves in Normoglycaemic and Alloxan
Induced Diabetic Rats
Sy Gy, A.B. Diop, a. Cisse, A. Wele, A.M. Dieye,
M. Sakr, a. Ndiaye, B. Faye and LLo (Senegal)
Antidiabetie Plants : Scientific
Appraisal at a Glance
Shrabana Cpuicrabarti, Tuhin Kanti Biswas
and Biswapati Mukherjee (India)
Hypoglycaemic, Hypotensive and Diuretic
Effects of Mulberry (Morus indica L.) Leaves
B. Andallu (India)
Amelioration of Metabolic Complications
Associated with Diabetes by Gymnema
montanum in Alloxan Induced Rats
K.M. Ramkumar, p. Rajaguru,
M. Latha and R. Ananthan (India)
Effects of Aqueous Extracts of Hyptis
suaveolens Poit on Liver Function in an
Experimental Rabbit Model
I.I. Ijeh and O. Agomo (Nigeria)
Anti-ulcer Effect of Leaf Extracts of
Nelsonia canescens in Rats
V.B. OwoYELE, F.A. Akozor and A.O. Soladoye (Nigeria)
Effects of Methanolic Extracts of
Securidaca longepedunculata Leaves on
the Haematologic Parameters and Some
Serum Electrolytes in Wistar Rats
B.V. Owoyele, B.O. Iranloye,
O.J. Ayeni and A.O. Soladoye (Nigeria)
Hemol5d:ic and In vitro Antioxidant
Activity of Saponin Isolated from
Euphorbia neriifolia Leaf
P. Bigoniya and A.C. Rana (India)
Structure-Activity Relationship of
Anticoagulant and Anti-angiogenic Sulfated
Galactan from a Marine Green Alga,
Codium cylindricum
Kiminori Matsubara, Hiroaki Matsumoto, Michiko Fuchigami,
Masaharu Mori, Kanji Hori, Keisuke Miyazawa (Japan)
Earthworms in Bio-remediation as
Protein Source
Shweta, Deepika Sharma and Sonal (India)
Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic
Activities of Ethanolic Extract of
Chromolaena odorata Leaves
Victor B. Owoyele and Ayodele O. Soladoye (Nigeru)
Analytical Techniques and Applications for
Determination of Antioxidant in Honey
Koichi Indue and Hiroyuki Nakazawa (Japan)
Rapid Determination of Polyphenols and
Vitamin C in Plant Derived Products
Stephane Georg£, Pierre Brat and Marie J. Amiot (France)
Health Aspects of Traditionally
Processed Indigenous Edible Oils
Rashmi Sharma and Shema Khan (India)
Genetic Analysis ofSome Yield Components
and Kernel Quality in Sweet Com
VoiCHiTA Has (Romania)
Influence of Some Environmental
Factors on Growth, Development,
Herb Yield and Active Substances of
Feverfew {Tanacetum parthenium) cv. Zardband
R. Omidbaigi, S. Hassani Malyeri
and M.A. Omidbaigi (Iran)
Influence of Cultivation Techniques on Root
Quality and Productivity ofAshwagandha
{Withania somnifera Dunal)
A.K. Pandey and P.K. Shukla (India)