Pharmacognosy Magazine, Vol 17, Issue 06, Apr-Jun 2021

Recent Articles

Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology of Calotropis gigantea for Discovery of Anticancer Therapeutics
Original Article

Pharmacognosy and pharmacology of Calotropis gigantea for discovery of anticancer therapeutics

Zahra Khosravi,Arun H.S. Kumar

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s123-s128
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_166_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Body weight of rats used in diabetic incision wound model
Original Article

Evaluation of Acacia auriculiformis Benth. leaves for wound healing activity in type 2 diabetic rats

Naresh Kumar Rangra,Subir Samanta,Kishanta Kumar Pradhan

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s129-s142
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_496_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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% Inhibition of 1,1‑diphenyl‑2‑picryl‑hydrazil by Ethanolic extract of Capparis decidua. Data are represented as means ± standard deviation Blue indicates standard and red colour indicates ethanolic extract of Capparis decidua
Original Article

Ethanolic extract of Capparis decidua fruit ameliorates methotrexate-induced hepatotoxicity by suppressing oxidative stress and inflammation by modulating nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathway

Preetha Santhakumar,Anitha Roy,Karthik Ganesh,J Selvaraj,Lavanya Prathap,Yuvaraj Babu

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s143-s150
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_402_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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Hairy roots initiation and its growth (a) Initiation of hairy root in leaf explants of Ocimum sanctum (b) Emergence of hairy roots from transformed leaves (in 5–6 days) in 1/4 Murashige and Skoog basal media (c) Prolonged growth of hairy root after 30 days of infection. Reproduction size: (at column width)
Original Article

Antioxidant and antiacetylcholinestrase studies of In vitro regenerated and transformed hairy roots of Ocimum sanctum (L.)

Annie Jessica Toppo,Sheela Chandra

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s151-s161
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_539_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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Bioprospecting of Lobelia nicotianifolia Roth. Plant Parts for Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activity and its Phytoconstituents
Original Article

Bioprospecting of Lobelia nicotianifolia Roth. plant parts for antioxidant and cytotoxic activity and its phytoconstituents

Rupali Mukesh Kolap,Kailash D. Datkhile,Saurabha Bhimrao Zimare

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s162-s171
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_398_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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Histology of CA1 region of hippocampus stained with cresyl violet stain after 28 days of the experimental protocol (×40)
Original Article

Vernonia anthelmintica (L.) willd extract alleviates cognitive deficits and neurodegeneration induced by infusion of amyloid beta (1–42) in rats

Swati Som,Justin Antony,Palanisamy Dhanabal,Sivasankaran Ponnusankar

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s172-s179
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_518_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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Effect of Solvent Extraction System on the Antioxidant Properties of Seven Wild Edible Mushrooms and Identification of Phenolic Compounds by High‑Performance Liquid Chromatography
Original Article

Effect of solvent extraction system on the antioxidant properties of seven wild edible mushrooms and identification of phenolic compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography

Ishika Bera,Bejoysekhar Datta,Kanad Das,Tapan Seal

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s180-s187
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_584_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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Mean fasting serum glucose of diabetic‑induced rats during the study period
Original Article

Hypoglycemic and anti-lipidemic properties of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (”Sri Wijaya” accession) water-soluble nutraceutical in streptozotocin-induced diabetic and healthy wistar rats

W A.Nirosha Wariyapperuma,Bimali Jayawardena,Mayuri G. Thammitiyagodage,Ramani Karunakaran,W G.Sarath Kumara

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s188-s195
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_334_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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Histopathological characteristics of isolated liver tissues of experimental animals from all groups observed under a magnification of × 400
Original Article

Naringin, a natural flavonone glycoside attenuates N-nitrosodiethylamine- induced hepatocellular carcinoma in sprague-dawley rats

Reetuparna Acharya,Namita Mishra,Abhishek Kumar,Pritha Bose,Ashok Pattnaik,Kunal Mukhopadhyay,Priyashree Sunita,Shakti Prasad Pattanayak

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s196-s204
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_94_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Anti‑inflammatory and Analgesic Potential of Amorphophallus commutatus var. wayanadensis and its Inhibitory Effect on Inflammatory Mediators in Lipopolysaccharide‑Stimulated Macrophages
Original Article

Anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential of Amorphophallus commutatus var. wayanadensis and its inhibitory effect on inflammatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages

Sreena Raj,Rama Jayaraj,KM Gothandam

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s205-s212
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_153_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Histone deacetylase inhibition activities of different extracts of Macrotyloma uniflorum at a concentration of 400µg/ml against HeLa nuclear extracts.
Original Article

Combinatorial effect of Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. seed extract and vorinostat (suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid) in human leukemia cells

Azra Anjum,Humaira Farooqi,MZ Abdin,Ashok Kumar Tiwari

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s213-s219
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_70_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Measurement of browning; BSA‑Glu, BSA‑Rib and Hb‑Glu (results expressed in relative% ± standard error (n = 3) and P < 0.5; BSA: Bovine serum albumin; Hb: Hemoglobin; Glu: Glucose; Rib: Ribose; NS‑1 and NS‑2: Nigella sativa seed extracts)
Original Article

Inhibitory Roles of Nigella sativa seed extracts on in vitro glycation and aggregation

Umme Rubab,Dinesh Kumar,Mohammad Abul Farah,Khalid Mashay Al-Anazi,Ajmal Ali,Ahmad Ali

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s220-s224
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_604_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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Callus proliferated from the tender leaves of Commiphora wightii cultured on MS basal with 3 mg/L 2,4‑dichlorophenoxyacetic acid + 0.3 mg/L kinetin within 30 days
Original Article

Effect of salinity stress on growth, water content, and guggulsterone production in callus cultures of Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhandari

Soumi Datta,Jatin Katna,Dhiraj Shrivastav,Sarvepalli Badari Narayan,Shahid Umar,Jatavallabhula Lakshminar Sastry,Ranjan Mitra,Sayeed Ahmad

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s225-s232
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_514_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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Isolation, Characterization, and Chromatographic Estimation of Esculin: A Potential Fluorescent Marker from Launaea pinnatifida Cass
Original Article

Isolation, characterization, and chromatographic estimation of esculin: A potential fluorescent marker from Launaea pinnatifida cass

Himanshu Makwana,Devang Pandya

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s233-s239
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_243_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract Exerts Antiproliferative Effects and Induces Mitochondria Mediated Apoptosis within Rat Glioblastoma (C6) Cells
Original Article

Moringa Oleifera leaf extract exerts antiproliferative effects and induces mitochondria mediated apoptosis within rat glioblastoma (c6) cells

Ahmed Alafnan,Talib Hussain,Abdulwahab Alamri,Farhan Alshammari,Afrasim Moin,KL Krishna

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s240-s245
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_145_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Glucose adsorption capacity of molokhia leaf powder. Values were represented as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). MLP: Molokhia leaf powder
Original Article

In vitro hypoglycemic effects of molokhia leaves (Corchorus olitorius L.)

Faiyaz Ahmed

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s246-s250
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_525_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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Histopathological sections of the rat kidney; (a) Control (b) ISP (c) SD (d) ISP + JM (400 mg/kg) (e) ISP + JM (600 mg/kg) (f) ISP + JM (800 mg/kg). ISP: Isoproterenol; SD: Standard drug; JM: Jatropha mollissima
Original Article

Cardioprotective effect of hydroalcoholic leaf extract of Jatropha mollissima on isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rats

Muhammad Omer Iqbal,Imran Ahmad Khan,Ashira Manzoor,Shafia Arshad,Asad Saleem Sial,Eshwa Dar,Abdul Rashid Shaikh

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s251-s256
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_16_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Scanning electronic microscopy of heart tissue in different groups
Original Article

Combination effect of Spirulina fusiformis with rutin or chlorogenic acid in lipopolysaccharide-induced septic cardiac inflammation in experimental diabetic rat model

Aman Sharma,Sumeet Gupta,Sunil Sharma,Meenakshi Dhanawat,Kavita Munjal

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s257-s267
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_179_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Significant differences between the inhibitory activities of Plectranthus amboinicus extract and fractions against Escherichia coli and human beta‑glucuronidases
Original Article

Plectranthus amboinicus (Spreng.) Semi-purified Fractions with Selective β-Glucuronidase Inhibition Elucidated with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and in silico docking

Michael Russelle S. Alvarez,Junie Billones,Chun-Hung Lin,Francisco Heralde

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s268-s277
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_149_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Phenolics from the Heartwood of Tecoma mollis as Potential Inhibitors of COVID‑19 Virus Main Protease and Spike Proteins: An In silico Study
Original Article

Phenolics from the heartwood of Tecoma mollis as potential inhibitors of COVID-19 virus main protease and spike proteins: An In silico study

Lamya H. Al-Wahaibi,Md Tabish Rehman,Muneera S.M. Al-Saleem,Omer A. Basudan,Ali A. El-Gamal,Mohamed F. AlAjmi,Enaam Y. Backheet,Azza A. Khalifa,Wael Mostafa Abdel-Mageed

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s278-s286
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_35_21
Published: September 15, 2021
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Ability of NDE to induce nuclear fragmentation in (a) MCF‑7 and (b) MDA‑MB 231 breast cancer cell lines. Hoechst 333258 and propedium iodide are shown in blue and pink pseudo colors, respectively. NDE: Nepeta deflersiana extract
Original Article

Anti-cancer effects of Nepeta Deflersiana Extract (NDE) in estrogen positive and negative forms of breast cancer

Majed Saad Al Fayi

Pharmacognosy Magazine,17(06):s287-s291
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_464_20
Published: September 15, 2021
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