@article {2190, title = {An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Pharmacognosy Research and a Pharmaceutical Resource Management in Hospitals}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Journal}, volume = {15}, year = {2023}, month = {December 2023}, pages = {1224-1229}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {1224}, abstract = {

Objective: This research paper aims to evaluate the relative efficacy of pharmacognosy research on the top 40 tertiary hospitals and its pharmacy in India according to Newsweek{\textquoteright}s 2021 ranking. Purpose: India{\textquoteright}s pharmaceutical market is now estimated to be worth $50 billion. India is a significant pharmaceutical exporter, reaching more than 200 nations with its exports. This study will help to identify whether the pharma industry is working efficiently in selected Indian hospitals or not. Thus, to create a bench marking for the hospital pharmacies in India. Design/methodology/approach: Data for the study came from public and private hospitals{\textquoteright} official websites, financial records, and government notifications. Cross- sectional data analyses were done using a Slack-Based model and data envelopment analysis (DEA). STATA was the software used to scrutinize the results effectively. Results: Thirteen hospital pharmacies out of a total of 40 are judged to be relatively technically efficient overall, according to the research. The findings of the slack analysis demonstrate that government hospitals and pharmacies are better able to handle slack and effectively manage input and output. Conclusion: The researchers also set upped a benchmarking hospital both for private and government healthcare settings for pharmacognosy research. Thus, it can be utilized for the betterment of the pharmacies.\ 

}, keywords = {Data envelopment analysis (DEA), Efficiency, Hospitals, India, Pharmacognosy research, Pharmacy, SBM model}, doi = {10.5530/pj.2023.15.222}, author = {Suresh Chandra Akula and Pritpal Singh and Prikshat Kumar Angra and Gagandeep Singh Cheema and Anup Sharma and Mohd Farhan} } @article {1304, title = {Review on Plants for Management of Diabetes in India: An Ethno- Botanical and Pharmacological Perspective}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Journal}, volume = {12}, year = {2020}, month = {November 2020}, pages = {1801-1810}, type = {Review Article}, chapter = {1801}, abstract = {

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent chronic disease, which is recognized as a common threat to health in the last decade, especially in Asia. It is a lifestyle disease which may cause a number of complications in the body of humans like cardiac failure and dysfunctioning of urinary tract. Materials and Methods: The data is obtained from various search tools and electronic databases like, scientific literature, Google scholar, Google, Pubmed, Web of science and Scopus. Results: Major therapy for diabetes is insulin, oralantidiabetic drugs, and herbal treatment. However, insulin and oral anti-diabetic drugs come with a number of side effects and cannot be afforded by people with below poverty line. The herbal medicines have performed a satisfactory clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Moreover, pharmacological \& phytochemical screening of medicinal plants has also witnessed the hypoglycaemic effects of these plants in treating diabetes mellitus. Majority of the modern drugs like metformin, atropine, digitalis, etc. are also originated from plants. Conclusion: The current paper presents a review of medicinal plants used for diabetes management in India. The therapeutic potential, ethnobotanical use, and their pharmacological evaluations are highlighted for harnessing the anti-diabetic potential of these plants by the Indian healthcare system.

}, keywords = {Diabetes management, Ethnopharmacology, Herbal drugs, India}, doi = {10.5530/pj.2020.12.243}, author = {Shikha Dixit and Sugandha Tiwari} } @article {197, title = {Identification of Indian Sida through mericarp}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Journal}, volume = {8}, year = {2016}, month = {Oct 2016}, pages = {490-496}, type = {Original Article}, chapter = {490}, abstract = {

Background: some of the species of Sida are being used as medicine in traditional therapies and available in the market as broken plant parts. Therefore, adulteration is very common. A study was conducted to identify the Indian Sida L. through morphological features of mericarp found in the market samples. Methodology: the fruits of Sida are collected from field in flowering and fruiting stage. The identity of the species were determined and dried mature fruit (schizocarp) of specimens were dissected and studied under compound microscope. The market samples were purchased from various parts of the India and fruits were investigated to match the key characters have been found during the study. Results: mericarp of Sida possess huge diversity and it is a reliable character for identification. Each species of Sida has unique mericarp structure. However, some of the species like, Sida alba have four different types of mericarp but they different from mericarps of other species. I have come across with 27 different types of mericarps in Indian Sida. Conclusion: mericarp morphology is a key character to determine the identity of the species. Based on mericarp features a bracketed dichotomous key has been prepared for identification. The species of Indian Sida may be identified the help of mericarp morphology.

}, keywords = {India, Mericarp, Sida, Sida cordifolia.}, doi = {10.5530/pj.2016.5.14}, author = {Kumar Avinash Bharati} }