<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">S Suman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SV Suresh Kumar</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antiurolithiatic Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Piper cubeba Dried Fruits: An in-vitro and in-vivo Study</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">calcium oxalate</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ethylene glycol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flavonoids</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Terpenoids</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Urolithiasis</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1289-1296</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Piper cubeba &lt;/em&gt;is a well-known traditional plant used in unani medicine belonging to the Piperaceae family and has been examined for the treatment of urolithiasis produced by calcium oxalate.&lt;strong&gt; Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;Ethanolic extract of &lt;em&gt;Piper cubeba &lt;/em&gt;(&lt;em&gt;EEPC&lt;/em&gt;) dried fruits was subjected to phytochemical analysis and HPTLC fingerprinting. An in vitro antiurolithiatic analysis took place through conductometric titrations of CaCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; with Na&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;. Acute toxicity studies conducted as per OECD guidelines. Urolithiasis was established in rats by supplementing 28 days with 0.75% ethylene glycol in the ingesting water. Beside ethylene glycol, &lt;em&gt;EEPC&lt;/em&gt; (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg) was given orally from 15 - 28 days, serum and urine were collected from individual animals and biochemical parameters like BUN, creatinine along with uric acid in serum as well as calcium, oxalate and phosphate in urine the kidney homogenate have been measured on 28&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; day. Kidney sections have been organized and histopathologically tested for calcium oxalate crystals. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Phytochemical analysis of &lt;em&gt;EEPC &lt;/em&gt;disclose the presence of phenolics, tannins, steroids, terpenoids and flavonoids and HPTLC fingerprinting shows the presence of 7 terpenoids, 2 flavonoids when scanned at 540nm and 366nm. &lt;em&gt;In vitro &lt;/em&gt;studies showed reduction in CaOx crystal aggregation and promoted nucleation after treatment with&lt;em&gt; EEPC&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;em&gt; In vivo &lt;/em&gt;studies also showed reduction in elevated levels of serum creatinine, BUN, uric acid, and levels of calcium, oxalate and phosphate in urine and kidney homogenate as compared to disease control rats. The results were supported by histopathological studies.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The EEPC have shown significant antiurolithiatic activity by reducing calculi.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1289</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S. Suman&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;*, S.V. Suresh Kumar&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru technological University Anantapur, Ananthapuramu-515002, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, Creative Educational Society’s college of Pharmacy, NH-7, Chinnatekur, Kurnool-518218, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manish Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ankita Misra</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Akanksha Srivastava</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pushpendra Kumar Shukla</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">L M Tewari</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharad Srivastava</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Comparative Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological Evaluation of Costus speciosus (Koen) J.E. Sm. Germplasm Collected from Eastern Ghats of India</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anti-diabetic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anti-inflammatory</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Costus speciosus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diosgenin</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">February  2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">150-156</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Costus speciosus &lt;/em&gt;is an erect perennial herb belonging to family Costaceae, an important medicinal plant widely used in several indigenous medicinal formulations. &lt;strong&gt;Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;A comparative evaluation of Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological potential of &lt;em&gt;Costus speciosus &lt;/em&gt;for the validation of traditional claims and quality parameters for industry. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Pharmacognostical studies were performed as per Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India and quantification of diosgenin was done through HPTLC. &lt;em&gt;In vitro&lt;/em&gt; antidiabetic activity was evaluated by α-amylase inhibition assay based on starch iodine method and &lt;em&gt;in vitro &lt;/em&gt;anti-inflammatory were done by using inhibition of protein denaturation assay. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The pharmacognostical standards were also laid down for each sample. Morpho-anatomical characters had no distinct variation in all the collected samples of Eastern Ghats. The quantification of diosgenin (without hydrolysis of samples) in the collected germplasm varies significantly from 0.002 to 0.076 % on dry weight basis. The maximum content was recorded in NBCS-06 from Patiya, Bhubaneswar and was identified as distinct chemotype with high metabolite content. IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; value of&lt;em&gt; Costus speciosus &lt;/em&gt;extract in starch-iodine assay was found to be maximum in NBCS- 6 (87.54 μg/ml) and inhibition of protein denaturation assay was found to be maximum in NBCS- 11 (73.91 μg/ml), respectively. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The study suggests that the &lt;em&gt;Costus speciosus&lt;/em&gt; germplasm possess potential anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic activity and comparative pharmacognostical parameters will be useful in collection of location specific potential samples for industrial usage along with quality control of raw materials.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">150</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manish Kumar&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt;, Ankita Misra&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Akanksha Srivastava&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Pushpendra Kumar Shukla&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, L. M. Tewari&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Sharad Srivastava&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Pharmacognosy Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow (U.P.) 226001, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Botany, D.S.B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital-263002, Uttarakhand, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Noor Azlina Kamaruding</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Noraznawati Ismail</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Noormaizura Sokry</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Identification of Antibacterial Activity with Bioactive Compounds from Selected Marine Sponges</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diethyl ether</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Iotrochota baculifera</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Minimum inhibitory concentration</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">X. muta</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Xetospongia exigua</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">493-502 </style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Marine sponges (phylum Porifera) are sessile filter-feeders from the ocean that are becoming the wealthiest sources of pharmacologically active compounds. &lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; Our objectives are to identify bioactive compounds from marine sponges (&lt;em&gt;Xestospongia exigua, Xestospongia muta&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Iotrochota baculifera&lt;/em&gt;) and to determine their antibacterial activity. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Methanolic crude extracts were subjected to two-steps fractionation: first, solvent partitioning was conducted using diethyl ether and butanol, followed by column chromatography. The resulting fractions were tested for antibacterial activity against four bacterial strains (&lt;em&gt;Staphylococcus aureus&lt;/em&gt; ATCC 25923,&lt;em&gt; Micrococcus luteus &lt;/em&gt;ATCC 4698, &lt;em&gt;Escherichia coli &lt;/em&gt;ATCC 11775, and &lt;em&gt;Salmonella typhimurium&lt;/em&gt; ATCC 14128). The fractions were subsequently profiled using High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC), and the component of active sub-fractions (SF) was identified using Gas ChromatographyMass Spectrometry (GC-MS). &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Although no antibacterial activity was recorded of the methanolic extracts in all marine sponges samples, the response towards diethyl ether extracts of &lt;em&gt;X. exigua &lt;/em&gt;was strong. Out of 17 sub-fractions of diethyl ether profiled, three sub-fractions, i.e. 5, 13, and 14 were active. GC-MS identified five compounds in SF 5, four compounds in SF 13, and three compounds in SF 14. Furthermore, SF 13 and SF 14 could inhibit the growth of all bacteria tested, indicating a broad-spectrum activity. On the contrary, SF 5 showed selective inhibition only to &lt;em&gt;E. coli &lt;/em&gt;and &lt;em&gt;S. typhimurium&lt;/em&gt;, indicating narrow-spectrum activity. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;Bioactive SF 13 of &lt;em&gt;X. exigua&lt;/em&gt; has a high potential as an antibacterial agent but in vitro assessment such as cytotoxicity against mammalian cell lines is needed to determine the toxicity and drug response.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">493</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Noor Azlina Kamaruding, Noraznawati Ismail*, Noormaizura&amp;nbsp;Sokry &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, MALAYSIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shambaditya Goswami</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ravindra Pal Singh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antidiabetic Potential and HPTLC Fingerprinting of Schleichera oleosa (Lour) Oken</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hypoglycemic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercetin</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Schleichera oleosa (Lour) Oken</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">469-474</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Schleichera oleosa&lt;/em&gt; (Lour) Oken., also known as Lac tree, is a traditional plant used to treat different ailments since ancient time. The folkloric use of this plant as hypoglycemics is still un-revealed scientifically. So, the present study includes the &lt;em&gt;in-vivo &lt;/em&gt;evaluation of hypoglycemic activity with HPTLC fingerprinting, qualitative and quantitative phytochemical screening of the extracts of the plant. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Ethanolic extract of the plant (SOE) was subjected for phytochemical screening and HPTLC finger printing (using CAMAG LINOMAT 5 instrument). For the evaluation of hypoglycemic activity Streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats were treated with glibenclamide (0.5mg/kg body weight) and ethanolic extract (100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg body weight) of the plant. Acute and chronic studies were performed for the evaluation of blood glucose levels.&lt;strong&gt; Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The presence of alkaloids, tannins, phenolics and flavonoids were confirmed in the preliminary phytochemical screening. Quantitative screening of total tannins (6.15±4.20), total flavonoids (25.13±3.21) and total phenolic compounds (48.09±2.58) were reported. HPTLC fingerprinting analysis of SOE affirmed the presence of quercetin. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The positive outcome was observed in the results of hypoglycemic activity, as all the treatments significantly decreased blood glucose level. During the study, SOE and glibenclamide maintained the body weight of the rats while diabetic control reduced the body weight by 11.33%. In support of its traditional use &lt;em&gt;Schleichera oleosa&lt;/em&gt; (Lour) Oken. was proved to be a potent antidiabetic herbal plant.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">469</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shambaditya Goswami&lt;sup&gt;1,*&lt;/sup&gt;, Ravindra Pal Singh&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Research Scholar, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rashmi Mallya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fehmina Malim</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Akanksha Naik</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Milind Bhitre</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Evaluation of Anthelmintic Potential of Leaves and Fruits of Zanthoxylum rhetsa</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anthelmintic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fruit</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leaf</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemicals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zanthoxylum rhetsa</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">475-478</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zanthoxylum rhetsa&lt;/em&gt; of family Rutaceae is traditionally employed for treatment of intestinal worms, urinary tract infection, tooth ache, asthma, bronchitis and rheumatism. Thus, the objective of the study was to screen in vitro anthelmintic activity of leaves and fruits of &lt;em&gt;Zanthoxylum rhetsa&lt;/em&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Eisenia fetida&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tubifex tubifex&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;strong&gt; Material and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Total methanol extract and solvent fractions of methanol extract were prepared by maceration and solvent solvent extraction process respectively. The chromatographic fingerprints of total methanol extracts of leaves and fruits were developed using HPTLC. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The leaf and fruit extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, coumarins, essential oils and saponins. The extracts exhibited significant anthelmintic activity as evidenced by decrease in paralysis death time in the treatment groups when compared to standard. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The results suggest that fruits and leaves of &lt;em&gt;Z rhetsa&lt;/em&gt; have promising anthelmintic activity and further studies are required to identify the phytochemicals responsible for anthelmintic activity.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">475</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rashmi Mallya&lt;sup&gt;1,2,*&lt;/sup&gt;, Fehmina Malim&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Akanksha Naik&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Milind Bhitre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;SVKM’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, Gate No:1 Mithibai College Campus, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai–400052, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;C.U. Shah College of Pharmacy, SNDT Women’s University, Santacruz (West), Mumbai–400049, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chinnapillai Arunachalam</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Balasundaram Maheshwari</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Govindarajan Nartunai</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Raju Ilavarasan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Koppala Narayana Sunil Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Parameswaran Sathiyarajeswaran</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Pharmacognosy Approach to the Botanical Source of a Cinnamon Fruit Traded as Nāgakeśara and Sirunagappu in Raw Drug Markets</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lauraceae</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Market substitute</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quality standards</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Siddha</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ulteration</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">January 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">81-87</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Adulteration and substitution of Nagakesara is a well-established fact in the medicinal plant literature though it is referred by the authors of important Ayurvedic texts to cure piles, dysentery, hiccup etc. The botanical identities of controversial sources of Nagakesara are flowers of Mesua ferrea L. and Ochrocarpus longifolius Benth. and Hook. f., &lt;em&gt;Calophyllum inophyllum&lt;/em&gt; L., Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. and perchance their allied species. Though immature fruits of some &lt;em&gt;Cinnamomum&lt;/em&gt; species are also reported to be sold as&lt;em&gt; Nagakesara/Sirunagappu&lt;/em&gt; in the crude drug markets there are no pharmacognostic studies available for the identification and analysis of this crude drug. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; In this study, marketed Nagakesara/ Sirunagappu samples were procured from Chennai raw drug market and analyzed as per the standard methodologies for pharmacognostic studies. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Macro-microscopical characters and chemical identity of the samples of immature fruits were established to derive set of characters for the identification of this marketed material. The proposed results would help in identification of this crude drug while used as substitute drug for the official source. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The botanical Nagakesara or Sirunagappu is neither stamen nor flower, but it is fruit of &lt;em&gt;Cinnamomum&lt;/em&gt; species. As Western Ghats is habitat for several similar looking species of &lt;em&gt;Cinnamomum&lt;/em&gt;, there is necessity to study the pharmacognostical characters of all species of&lt;em&gt; Cinnamomum&lt;/em&gt; before concluding the botanical source of this ambiguous raw drug of Ayurveda and Siddha.&lt;/p&gt;

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</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">81</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chinnapillai Arunachalam&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Balasundaram Maheshwari&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Govindarajan Nartunai&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Raju Ilavarasan&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Koppala Narayana Sunil Kumar&lt;sup&gt;1,2*&lt;/sup&gt;, Parameswaran Sathiyarajeswaran&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Captain Srinivasa Murthy Regional Ayurveda Drug Development Institute India, Chennai- 600106, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Siddha Central Research Institute, Arignar Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai- 600106, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pushpendra Kumar Shukla</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ankita Misra</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharad Srivastava</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Comparative Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological Evaluation of two Achyranthes species</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacog Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Achyranthes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Linoleic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oleanolic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">α- amylase</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">January-2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/484</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">309-314</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Achyranthes&lt;/em&gt; is a well-known herb used in folk lore and traditional systems of medicine for its therapeutic value. The two species &lt;em&gt;Achyranthes aspera&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Achyranthes bidentata&lt;/em&gt; are used interchangeably by people and by herbal industries due to their resemblance in appearance. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the comparative pharmacognostic and pharmacological properties of both species. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Pharmacognostic characters were evaluated as per the guidelines of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. A quantitative HPTLC method was developed for quantification of linoleic acid and oleanolic acid using toluene: ethyl acetate: formic acid (6: 4: 0.5 v/v/v) as a mobile phase. Quantification was performed using linear regression analysis by plotting the peak area vs concentration curve with 2000-5000 ng/band (R&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; = 0.998) for oleanolic acid and 2000-5000 ng/band (R&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; = 0.994) for linoleic acid. The developed method was validated in terms of accuracy, recovery and inter and intraday study as per ICH guidelines. Antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts was estimated by five different models viz. DPPH free radical scavenging assay, total anti-oxidant capacity, reducing power assay, total flavonoid and phenol content. Anti-diabetic activity was analyzed by &amp;alpha;-amylase inhibition assay using 3, 5 di nitro salicylic acid and iodine starch model. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) of oleanolic acid and linoleic acid were determined, respectively, as 0.426, 1.29 and 0.427, 1.29 &amp;mu;g mL&amp;minus;1. Inhibition of free radicals increases with concentration and IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; of &lt;em&gt;A. aspera and A. bidendata&lt;/em&gt; was obtained at 1.35 &amp;plusmn; 0.173 mg/ml and 1.28 &amp;plusmn; 0.169 mg/ml respectively. In &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; antidiabetic activity, IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; value shows that &lt;em&gt;A. bidentata&lt;/em&gt; exhibit better activity than &lt;em&gt;A. aspera.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The present study generates data for the proper establishment of quality control standards of the crude drug.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">309</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pushpendra Kumar Shukla, Ankita Misra, Sharad Srivastava&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abhishek Gupta</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Harinath Dwivedi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AKS Rawat</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Analysis for the Simultaneous Quantification of Two Polyphenolic Biomarkers in Methanolic Fraction of Bauhinia tomentosa L. Floral Buds</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bauhinia tomentosa</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Caffeic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercetin</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Validation</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/668</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">773-777</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; A high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) method for the simultaneous quantitative determination of caffeic acid and quercetin in methanolic fraction of &lt;em&gt;Bauhinia tomentosa&lt;/em&gt; L. floral buds was developed for the first time. &lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; For achieving good separation, a mobile phase of toluene: ethyl acetate: formic acid (7:3:0.5, v/v/v) was used. The densitometric determination was carried out at 366 nm in reflection/absorption mode. The calibration curves were linear in the range of 100-600 ng per spot for caffeic acid and quercetin. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; During the analysis methanolic fraction of &lt;em&gt;Bauhinia tomentosa&lt;/em&gt; L. floral buds showed the pres&amp;not;ence of caffeic acid (0.02%) and quercetin (0.018%). &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The proposed method is simple, precise, specific, accurate, less time consuming and cost effective. The statistical analysis of data obtained proves that the method is reproducible and selective and can be used for routine analysis of reported phenolic compounds in crude drug and extracts. The simultaneous quan&amp;not;tification of these compounds has not yet been reported in floral buds of &lt;em&gt;Bauhinia tomentosa&lt;/em&gt; which may be utilized for the proper standardization of the plant.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">773</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abhishek Gupta&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt;, Harinath Dwivedi&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, AKS Rawat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1*&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;School of Pharmacy, Babu Banarsi Das University, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Akanksha Srivastava</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kuldeep Awasthi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhanu Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ankita Misra</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharad Srivastava</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic and Pharmacological Evaluation of Hyssopus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) Collected from Kashmir Himalayas, India</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DPPH</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hyssopus officinalis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenolic acids</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">June 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/652</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">690-693</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Hyssopus officinalis&lt;/em&gt; L. is a well-known herb for its culinary and medicinal significance. The purpose of this study was to perform the pharmacognostic evaluation. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Physicochemical and phytochemical analysis, HPTLC quantification and &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; antioxidant and antidiabetic activity were done. Results: Preliminary screening revealed the presence of phytomolecules such as alkaloid (0.99%), tannin (1.75%), sugar (1.96%) and starch (0.68%). Total phenolic and flavonoid content were found to be 2.32% and 1.16% respectively. HPTLC quantification data showed that the content of ferulic acid (0.034%) was higher than caffeic acid (0.0064%) on dry weight basis The IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; value for the &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; DPPH radical scavenging assay was 0.50 &amp;mu;g/ml and &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; anti diabetic assay displayed IC50 value of 0.8366 mg/ml. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The study suggests presence of considerable amount of phenolic acids and antioxidant activity in the plant which supports its use in the traditional systems of medicine.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">690</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Akanksha Srivastava, Kuldeep Awasthi, Bhanu Kumar, Ankita Misra, Sharad Srivastava&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arti Gupta</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pooja Maheta</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Renu Chauhan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sonia Pandey</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jitendra Singh Yadav</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shailesh Shah</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Simultaneous Quantification of Bioactive Triterpene acids (Ursolic acid and Oleanolic acid) in Different Extracts of Eucalyptus globulus (L) by HPTLC Method</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Iodine derivatization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oleanolic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Triterpenes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ursolic acid</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/416</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">179-185</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; To develop a novel analytical method for simultaneous determination of two triterpenic acids by high-performance thin layer chromatography in methanol and dichloromethane extracts of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus globulus&lt;/em&gt; leaf. Ursolic acid was also isolated from &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus globulus&lt;/em&gt; leaf. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Two triterpenic acids (ursolic and oleanolic acid) were extracted using methanol and dichloromethane as the extraction solvents. Study for total triterpenoids present in &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus globulus&lt;/em&gt; leaves was carried out which shows considerable amount of terpenoids present. Because of the similarity of chemical structure, the prechromatographic derivatization was necessary to separate these triterpenic acids. The samples were treated by 1% iodine solution in chloroform directly on the chromatographic plate and developed with the mobile phase consisting of petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and acetone (7.8:2.2:0.1, v/v/v). After drying, the plates were sprayed with 10% (v/v) ethanol solution of sulfuric acid and heated to 120 &amp;deg;C for 3 min. Quantification was performed in absorbance/transmittance mode at a wavelength of 345 nm. The developed HPTLC method was validated for linearity, precision and accuracy. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Correlation coefficient (&lt;em&gt;r&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &amp;gt; 0.99), R.S.D. values, detection limits as well as recovery values were found to be satisfactory. Ursolic acid was isolated from &lt;em&gt;E. globulus&lt;/em&gt; leaves. The identification of isolated ursolic acid was done on the basis of Rf value (0.26) for HPTLC and peak interpretation for FT-IR. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The method has been successfully applied in the analysis of both triterpenic acids in medicinal herbs.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">179</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arti Gupta&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;*, Pooja Maheta&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Renu Chauhan&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Sonia Pandey&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Jitendra Singh Yadav&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Shailesh Shah&lt;sup&gt;1 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Maliba Pharmacy College, Bardoli, 394350, Gujarat, INDIA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Shree Naranjibhai Lalbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh, 394345, Gujarat, INDIA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karuna Modi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mamta Shah</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Complete Pharmacognostical Profile of Rungia repens</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ghati pitpapada</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kaempferol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic study</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rungia repens</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">February 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">/fulltext/288</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">123-127</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Rungia repens&lt;/em&gt; is one of the plants cited as &amp;lsquo;Parpata&amp;rsquo; in Ayurvedic literature and indicated as febrifuge, antitussive and vermifuge. &lt;strong&gt;Aim:&lt;/strong&gt; To generate and ensemble data of physical parameters for ascertaining the identification and develop validated HPTLC method for quantification of kaempferol in &lt;em&gt;R. repens&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;R. repens&lt;/em&gt; was studied for establishing pharmacognostic standards including macro and microscopical characters, physico-chemical analysis and quantification of kaempferol by HPTLC method. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; It is a small, much branched, prostrate or sub-erect herb with lanceolate leaf and violet flowers. Microscopically root can be characterized by collenchymatous phloem associated with wide lignified xylem; stem by epidermis with simple and glandular trichomes and collenchymatous hypodermis; and leaf by epidermis embedded with cystoliths and bearing covering and glandular trichomes. Powdered drug can be typified by cystoliths, trichomes of aforementioned type, pollen grains and fragments of cork. Further studies revealed that brunt of heavy metal and microbial load in plant material was within permissible limits. Flavonoids and phenolics were found be major components. HPTLC method was developed for quantification of kaempferol using precoated silica gel plates as a stationary phase, and toluene: ethyl acetate: dichloromethane: formic acid: methyl ethyl ketone (5: 1: 1.5: 0.5: 0.8) as a mobile phase and scanning the plate at 254 nm. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The distinctive quality profile data and validated HPTLC method tailored for &lt;em&gt;Rungia repens&lt;/em&gt; using kaempferol as a marker, would aid as expedient measures for its evaluation.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">123</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karuna Modi, Mamta Shah* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ankita Misra</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Akanksha Srivastava</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mohammad Khalid</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Poonam Kushwaha</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharad Srivastava</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Evaluation of Anti Arthritic Potential of Gloriosa superba (L.) Elite Germplasm Collected from Eastern Himalayas, India</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anti arthritic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Colchicine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elite chemotype</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">G. superba</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">November 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/387</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s87-s92</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Gloriosa superba&lt;/em&gt; (L.) is a traditionally known medicinal plant for its potential antigout property. The species is rich source of colchicine alkaloid and is commercially exploit in the international market for the same. &lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; In the present study, elite chemotype of &lt;em&gt;G. superba&lt;/em&gt; was identified from natural population in Eastern Himalayas based on their colchicine content through HPTLC calibrated method. The selected elite chemotypes were further evaluated for &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; anti-arthritic potential via inhibition of protein denaturation along with hydroxyl radical scavenging potential. &lt;strong&gt;Result:&lt;/strong&gt; The HPTLC quantification data reveals that the content of colchicine varies from 0.044 to 0.184% having maximum content in NBG-128 from Jorhat, Assam. The results of bioassay reflect a potentiating anti-arthritic and hydroxyl radical scavenging with statistically insignificant difference within the elite germplasms. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The presence of bioactive polyphenolics with significant hydroxyl radical scavenging will further suggest that inhibition of inflammatory mediator cells by extract is superimposed action of colchicine and other chemical inhibitors like polyphenolics. The study will aid in site specific exploration of high metabolite yielding chemotype(s) with validated pharmacological action for commercial cultivation to meet out the industrial demand of colchicine and herbal product development.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6s</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s87</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ankita Misra&lt;sup&gt;1,2,&lt;/sup&gt; Akanksha Srivastava&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Mohammad Khalid&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Poonam Kushwaha&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Sharad Srivastava&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001, INDIA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sakshi Bajaj</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharad Wakode</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Washim Khan</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC Analysis and Antiproliferative Effect of Various Extracts of Swertia alata on Growth of Leishmania donovani Promastigotes in vitro</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antiproliferative</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oleanolic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quality control</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Swertiamarin</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">November 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/391</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s107-s116</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The present study was carried out to evaluate the quality control analysis and antiproliferative effects of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and aqueous extracts of Swertia alata (family Gentianaceae) on Leishmania donovani. A basic, exact, quick and reproducible high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) has been created for synchronous analysis of Oleanolic acid and Swertiamarin from S. alata. &lt;/p&gt;

Read more...</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6s</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s107</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sakshi Bajaj&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;*, Sharad Wakode&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Washim Khan&lt;sup&gt;3 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, University of Delhi, DIPSAR, Sec-III, Pushp Vihar, M.B Road, Delhi-110017, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Delhi, DIPSAR, Sec-III, Pushp Vihar, M.B Road, Delhi-110017, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Ph.D Scholar, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi - 110062, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Savin Chanthala Ganapathi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rajendra Holla</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shivaraja Shankara</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sunil Kumar Koppala Narayana</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ravi Mundugaru</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Microscopical Evaluation, Phytochemical Analysis and HPTLC Fingerprinting of Tuber of Actinoscirpus grossus (L.f.) Goetgh. &amp; D.A.Simpson</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ethanol Extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quality control</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">standardization</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">July 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">/files/pj-9-5/10.5530pj.2017.5.104/index.html</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">657-662</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Actinoscirpus grossus&lt;/em&gt; (L.f.) Goetgh. &amp;amp; D.A.Simpson (Cyperaceae), is a Perennial with long stolons and rhizomes ending in small tubers. It is popularly known as Kasheruk in Sanskrit. The plant is traditionally used as anti-diarrheal, anti-emetic, and tonic to the liver. In order to do the detail standardization of plant macro-microscopical observation, phytochemical analysis and HPTLC Finger printing of tuber was performed according to pharmacopoeia procedure. Microscopic analysis has showed thick-walled polygonal epidermal cells of young root stalk in surface view, elongated phloem parenchyma filled with starch grains, spiral to annular vessel fragments and simple starch grains scattered all over the powder. Phytochemical analysis showed presence of carbohydrate, coumarins, flavanoids, steroid, tannin, and terpenoid. Ethanol extract of plant were fingerprinted in toluene: ethyl acetate (7:3). The developed plates were visualized in UV 254, 366, and then derivatised with vanillin sulphuric acid and scanned under UV 254 and 366 nm. These specific identities will be useful in identification and authentication of the raw drug.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">657</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Savin Chanthala Ganapathi&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Rajendra Holla&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Shivaraja Shankara&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Sunil Kumar Koppala Narayana&lt;sup&gt;4*&lt;/sup&gt;, Ravi Mundugaru&lt;sup&gt;5 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology, KVG Medical College and Hospital, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, 574327. INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology, KS Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018. INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Biochemistry, KVG Medical College &amp;amp; Hospital, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, 574327. INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Research Officer, Department of Pharmacognosy, Siddha Central Research Institute, Central Council for Research in Siddha, Arumbakkam, Chennai, 600106. INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;SDM Centre for Research in Ayurveda and Allied Sciences, Laxminarayana Nagar, Kuthpady, Udupi, Karnataka, 574118. INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prashant Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abhishek Gupta</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anita Singh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic Evaluation and Determination of Secondary Plant Metabolites by HPTLC and its Antioxidant Activity in Myrica esculenta</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DPPH</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gallic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Myrica Esculenta</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">November 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/390</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s103-s106</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Myrica esculenta&lt;/em&gt; Buch.-Ham. (Myricaceae) is commonly known as Box Berry, Kaiphal, and Katphala in Ayurveda. As per the Ayurvedic literature the palnt is used for variety of diseases and disorders. &lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; The present study deals with the pharmacognostical standardization, HPTLC analysis and antioxidant activity of methanolict extracts of the leaves of &lt;em&gt;M. esculenta&lt;/em&gt;. The plant showed high phenolic and flavonoid content. &lt;em&gt;In-vitro&lt;/em&gt; antioxidant study of dried leaves of &lt;em&gt;Myrica esculanta&lt;/em&gt; was performed using methanolic extract. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Antioxidant activity of &lt;em&gt;M. esculenta&lt;/em&gt; methanolic extract showed the least IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; value of 60 &amp;plusmn; 1.15 &amp;mu;g/ml. Standard ascorbic acid showed an IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; value of 2.03 &amp;plusmn; 0.06 &amp;mu;g/ml. The calibration curve of Gallic acid showed r&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; of 0.949 and R&lt;sub&gt;f&lt;/sub&gt; of gallic acid was found to be 0.44 &amp;plusmn; 0.006. Quantification of gallic acid in the samples of leaves of &lt;em&gt;M. esculenta &lt;/em&gt;has been performed and the gallic acid was found to be 0.056%. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The presence of gallic acid has not yet been reported and quantified in this species which may be utilized for the proper standardization of the drug. The present study showed new natural antioxidant that can replace the synthetic ones to be used in foods and cosmetics.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6s</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s103</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prashant Kumar&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Abhishek Gupta&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Anita Singh&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kumaun University Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Pharmacognosy &amp;amp; Ethnopharmacology Division, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow, INDIA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gunja Srivastava</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abhishek Gupta</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manjul Pratap Singh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anurag Mishra</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic Standardization and Chromatographic Fingerprint Analysis on Triterpenoids Constituents of the Medicinally Important Plant Plumeria rubra f. rubra by HPTLC technique</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lupeol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Plumeria rubra f. rubra</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">standardization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ursolic acid</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">February 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://phcogj.com/fulltext/290</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">135-141</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Plumeria rubra f. rubra&lt;/em&gt; commonly known as Lal Gulachin has wide horizon of medicinal possessions. Plant is found in India and in its tropical regions. Though the plant and its extracts have been indigenously valued as folklore medicine diversely in India, yet literature lacks somewhere in reverse pharmacognostical approach of this plant which reflects that plant have not been evidently explored therapeutically. There are several forms of &lt;em&gt;Plumeria rubra&lt;/em&gt; among which &lt;em&gt;P.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;rubra f. rubra&lt;/em&gt; is much appraised in India than its other forms. &lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; In Present study the anticipated potential of this plant has been validated by laying down its pharmacognostical standards along with measurement of its active therapeutic constituent Ursolic acid and Lupeol via. HPTLC, information from organized search of published literature remarks that Ursolic acid and lupeol is ubiquitous to this plant. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Microscopic features revealed the presence of paracytic type of stomata, crescent bicollateral vascular bundle, calcium oxalate crystal and clothing trichomes in leaves whereas bark showed the presence of distinct periderm with cork and phellogen, sclereids, bast tissue with parenchymatous cells. Methanolic extract of both parts of plant was subjected to HPTLC. In HPTLC studies the Ursolic acid content in leaves was found to be 0.96% whereas in bark was detected as 0.051%, lupeol content in leaves and stem was found to be 0.014% and 0.018%. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The data generated could be significantly used as reference for the standardization and quality control of&lt;em&gt; Plumeria. rubra f. rubra&lt;/em&gt;, as no such work has been reported yet.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">135</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gunja Srivastava&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Abhishek Gupta&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Manjul Pratap Singh&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Anurag Mishra&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das, University, Lucknow, U.P, India.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical, Research Institute, Lucknow,&amp;nbsp;U.P, India.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow, U.P, India.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty of Pharmacy, Ashoka Institute of Technology and Management, Varanasi, U.P, India&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vellaichamy Muthupandi Annapandian</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rajagopal Shanmuga Sundaram</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Swaminathan Gomathi</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical Evaluation and Chromatographic Fingerprint Analysis on Flavonoids Compounds in Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link Leaf by HPTLC</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chromatographic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fingerprinting</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flavonoids</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leucas aspera.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/200</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">942-946</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Leucas aspera&lt;/em&gt; is one of the important medicinal plants in Indian medical system and it belongs to Lamiaceae family. &lt;em&gt;Leucas aspera&lt;/em&gt; (Willd) Link (&lt;em&gt;L. aspera&lt;/em&gt;) belongs to Leucas genus, widely distributed throughout India. &lt;em&gt;L. aspera&lt;/em&gt; has many vernacular names and is commonly known as Thumbai. Flavonoid is a phenolic compound which is widely distributed in the plants and responsible for many biological activities. Preliminary phytochemical analysis gives a broad idea to the researchers for their further research. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; In this present study, we did a preliminary phytochemical screening, quantitative estimation of total flavonoids and fingerprinting profile of flavonoids compounds using five different solvent extracts obtained from leaves of &lt;em&gt;L. aspera.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Preliminary phytochemical screening confirmed the presence of flavonoid compounds in &lt;em&gt;L. aspera&lt;/em&gt;. Higher concentration of total flavonoid compounds was noted in ethanol extract compared to petroleum ether, chloroform, isopropyl alcohol and ethyl acetate extracts. A densitometric high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) study showed more number of flavonoid compounds are present in ethanol extract compared to other solvents. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/strong&gt; Results of this study revealed, &lt;em&gt;L. aspera&lt;/em&gt; leaf is a rich source of flavonoid content and it can be used to alleviate many chronic illness and various diseases. This study results warrants for further isolation, identification and characterization of active principle which is responsible for the biological activity.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">942</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vellaichamy Muthupandi Annapandian&lt;sup&gt;1,2*&lt;/sup&gt;, Rajagopal Shanmuga Sundaram&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Swaminathan Gomathi&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology, JKKNattraja College of Pharmacy, Komarapalayam, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Academic Research Department, Narayana Hrudayalaya Foundations, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JKK Nattraja College of Pharmacy, Komarapalayam, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karuna Modi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mamta Shah</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical Investigation and Pharmacognostic Standardization of Polycarpaea corymbosa Lam</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lupeol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Parpata</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic study</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polycarpaea corymbosa.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/193</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">895-899</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Polycarpaea corymbosa&lt;/em&gt; is one of the plants cited as &amp;lsquo;Parpata&amp;rsquo; in Ayurvedic literature and indicated for boils, inflammatory swellings, and ulcers. &lt;strong&gt;Aim:&lt;/strong&gt; The present study is an attempt to generate and encompass the data of physical parameters for ascertaining the identification and develop a validated HPTLC method for quantification of lupeol in P. corymbosa. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The whole plant was studied for establishing pharmacognostic standards including macro and microscopical characters, physico-chemical analysis and quantification lupeol by HPTLC method. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; It is a small, much branched, erect or spreading herb with linear leaf and silvery-white cymes. Microscopically root can be connoted by continuous or discontinuous concentric rings of xylem and phloem; stem by papillose epidermis with multicellular branched collapsed and glandular trichomes, sclerenchymatous pericycle and hollow pith; and leaf by numerous collateral meristele enclosed within parenchymatous bundle sheath. Further studies evinced that brunt of heavy metal and microbial load in plant material was within permissible limits. Flavonoids, phenolics and saponins were found be major components. HPTLC method was developed for quantification of lupeol using precoated silica gel plates as a stationary phase, and toluene: methanol (9.4: 0.6) as a mobile phase and scanning the plate at 545 nm. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The information demonstrated on pharmacognostic parameters and validated HPTLC method for estimation of lupeol for &lt;em&gt;Polycarpaea corymbosa&lt;/em&gt;, would aid as coherent measures for its assessment.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">895</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karuna Modi, Mamta Shah&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ajeesh Krishna Thumadath Palayullaparambil</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adarsh Krishna Thumadath Palayullaparambil</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sanis Juliet</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumuthakalavalli Renganathan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ramasubbu Raju</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sunil Athalathil</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reghu Ravindran</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leena Chandrashekar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Suresh Narayanan Nair</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Srikanta Ghosh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmaco-Chemical characterization and Acaricidal Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Chassalia Curviflora (Wall ex Kurz.) Thwaites.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Acaricidal activity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chassalia curviflora</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fecundity.</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmaco-chemical</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">R. (B.) annutatus</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">January 2016</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">215-219</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;C. curviflora,&lt;/em&gt; an important ethno-medicinal plant used by the Kurichia local people in Western Ghats region of Wayanad is yet to be explored pharmacologically. It is used as paste on the body of cattle and birds for curing skin diseases. &lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; To characterize the pharmacochemical features and to study the acaricidal effect of ethanolic extract of &lt;em&gt;C. curviflora&lt;/em&gt; on engorged female ticks of &lt;em&gt;R. (B.) annutatus. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The pharmaco-chemical features such as physico-chemical, proximate, phytochemical, fluorescence, and HPTLC profiling were carried out using standard techniques. The pulverized leaves were subjected to soxhlet extraction using ethanol. The ethanolic extract at different concentrations (10% to 1.25%) was tested against ticks using adult immersion test (AIT). &lt;strong&gt;Result:&lt;/strong&gt; The preliminary phytochemical investigation showed high contents of saponins, alkaloids and flavonoids. The HPTLC profiling of ethanolic extract showed the presence of 14 polyvalent components. Based on AIT, the extract at 10% revealed 43.76% of inhibition of fecundity (IF) and 29.16% of adult tick mortality. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The results revealed that the extract has some active compounds that may influence in the reproductive system of female ticks.&lt;/p&gt;

</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">215</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ajeesh Krishna Thumadath Palayullaparambil&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Adarsh Krishna Thumadath Palayullaparambil&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Sanis Juliet&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;*, Kumuthakalavalli Renganathan&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Ramasubbu Raju&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Sunil Athalathil&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Reghu Ravindran&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Leena Chandrashekar&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, Suresh Narayanan Nair&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Srikanta Ghosh&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandigram, Dindigul-624 302, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode-673 576, Wayanad, Kerala, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode-673 576, Wayanad, Kerala, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode-673 576, Wayanad, Kerala, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP243122, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jeksy Jos Manalil</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Indu Muraleedharan Suseela</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Smitha Koyickalmadhom Ramavarma</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arunaksharan Narayanankutty</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Achuthan Chathrattil Raghavamenon</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Component Authentication and Standardisation of an Anti-atherosclerotic Herbal Formulation-GSTC3</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical screening</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polyherbal formulation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Powder microscopy</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nov-Dec 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">339-343</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Context: &lt;/strong&gt;Polyherbal drugs in traditional medicine have been time-tested for treatment of a wide variety of chronic ailments. Aims: To determine constituent components in an in-house designed polyherbal formulation GSTC3 and evaluation of consistency in preparation. Settings and Design: In this study, a hypolipidemic formulation was created using well known plant extracts such as Commiphora mukul (Hook. ex Stocks.) Eng. (Burseraceae), Salacia reticulata Wight (Celastraceae), Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight and Arn (Combretaceae) and Curcuma longa Linn (Zingiberaceae). &lt;strong&gt;Methods and Material:&lt;/strong&gt; The authentication of individual plant powders was performed using techniques such as powder microscopy and characterised according to Ayurvedic pharmacopeia of India. Phytochemical screening, HPTLC analysis and physicochemical parameters were also determined.&lt;strong&gt; Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The powder microscopic analysis of the individual components served as an authentication for source of plants used. Phytochemical screening ascertained that active classes of compounds reported in the individual extracts such as steroids, terpenoids and polyphenols came into the formulation. Finally, HPTLC analysis of three different batches of GSTC3 ensured stability and integrity in batch to batch preparations. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Experimental studies have revealed the antioxidant, antiinflammatory, anti-lipidemic and anti-thrombotic efficacy of GSTC3. This standardisation procedure is essential for further development of GSTC3 into an efficient anti-atherosclerotic drug candidate&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">339</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jeksy Jos Manalil, Indu Muraleedharan Suseela, Smitha Koyickalmadhom Ramavarma, Arunaksharan Narayanankutty and Achuthan Chathrattil Raghavamenon*&lt;/strong&gt; Department of Biochemistry, Amala Cancer Research Centre, Recognized by University of Calicut, Amala Nagar, Thrissur-680 555, India&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gaurav Mahesh Doshi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pratip Kashinath Chaskar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hemant Devidas Une</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elucidation of β -sitosterol from Benincasa hispida Seeds, Carissa congesta Roots and Polyalthia longifolia Leaves by High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benincasa hispida</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carissa congesta</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polyalthia longifolia</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">β-sitosterol.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">29th Apr, 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">221-227</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;Fruits of &lt;em&gt;Benincasa hispida&lt;/em&gt; (BH) is regarded as Valliphala due to its vast plethora of medicinal properties, &lt;em&gt;Carissa congesta&lt;/em&gt; (CC) is an imperative local plant particularly in rural communities and &lt;em&gt;Polyalthia longifolia &lt;/em&gt;(PL) is an ornamentally significant traditionally relevance plant in India system. &amp;beta;-sitosterol, an active constituent identified from enormous plants has been reported to possess excellent amount of pharmacotherapeutic potential by number of researchers. &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; In the recent studies, the research team focuses on determining the percentage of the &amp;beta;-sitosterol present in the BH seeds, CC roots petroleum ether extracts as well as PL leaves ethanolic extract by chromatographic technique in harmony with High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Respective parts of BH, CC and PL plants were shade-dried and extracted by appropriate extraction methods followed by identification of &amp;beta;-sitosterol from the extracts by High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography after preliminary phytochemical screening extracts for the constituents. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The amount of &amp;beta;-sitosterol present in the BH seeds, CC roots and PL leaves extracts was found to be 23.00, 5.94 and 1.81 % w/w respectively. Research studies elucidated a peak that coincided with standard peak of &amp;beta;-sitosterol suggesting the presence of constituent in the extracts. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Thus, extracts contains important constituent of &amp;beta;-sitosterol in BH, CC and PL.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Benincasa hispida&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Carissa congesta&lt;/em&gt;, HPTLC, &lt;em&gt;Polyalthia longifolia&lt;/em&gt;, &amp;beta;-sitosterol.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">221</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gaurav Mahesh Doshi, &lt;sup&gt;1, 2*&lt;/sup&gt; Pratip Kashinath Chaskar&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Hemant Devidas Une &lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vivekanand Education Society&amp;rsquo;s College of Pharmacy, Mumbai, India.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology, Y. B. Chavan College of Pharmacy, Rouzabagh, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gaurav Mahesh Doshi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pratip Kashinath Chaskar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hemant Devidas Une</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elucidation of β-sitosterol from Benincasa hispida Seeds, Carissa congesta Roots and Polyalthia longifolia Leaves by High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benincasa hispida</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carissa congesta</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polyalthia longifolia</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">β-sitosterol</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jul-Aug 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">221-227</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Fruits of Benincasa hispida (BH) is regarded as Valliphala due to its vast plethora of medicinal properties, Carissa congesta (CC) is an imperative local plant particularly in rural communities and Polyalthia longifolia (PL) is an ornamentally significant traditionally relevance plant in India system. &amp;beta;-sitosterol, an active constituent identified from enormous plants has been reported to possess excellent amount of pharmacotherapeutic potential by number of researchers.&lt;strong&gt; Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; In the recent studies, the research team focuses on determining the percentage of the &amp;beta;-sitosterol present in the BH seeds, CC roots petroleum ether extracts as well as PL leaves ethanolic extract by chromatographic technique in harmony with High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography.&lt;strong&gt; Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Respective parts of BH, CC and PL plants were shade-dried and extracted by appropriate extraction methods followed by identification of &amp;beta;-sitosterol from the extracts by High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography after preliminary phytochemical screening extracts for the constituents. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The amount of &amp;beta;-sitosterol present in the BH seeds, CC roots and PL leaves extracts was found to be 23.00, 5.94 and 1.81 % w/w respectively. Research studies elucidated a peak that coincided with standard peak of &amp;beta;-sitosterol suggesting the presence of constituent in the extracts. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;Thus, extracts contains important constituent of &amp;beta;-sitosterol in BH, CC and PL.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">221</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gaurav Mahesh Doshi&lt;sup&gt;1,2*&lt;/sup&gt;, Pratip Kashinath Chaskar&lt;sup&gt;1 &lt;/sup&gt;and Hemant Devidas Une&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vivekanand Education Society&amp;rsquo;s College of Pharmacy, Mumbai, India 2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India 3Department of Pharmacology, Y. B. Chavan College of Pharmacy, Rouzabagh, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karuna Modi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mamta Shah</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic specifications and quantification of oleanolic acid and lupeol in Mollugo oppositifolia Linn.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lupeol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mollugo oppositifolia</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oleanolic acid</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mar-Apr 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">83-88</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Mollugo oppositifolia, is one of the plants commonly used as, &amp;lsquo;Parpata&amp;rsquo; by Ayurvedic practitioners. It is indicated as a bitter tonic, antiseptic and febrifuge. Aim: To generate and ensemble data of physical parameters for ascertaining the identification and to develop validated HPTLC method for quantification of oleanolic acid and lupeol in &lt;em&gt;M. oppositifolia&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;M. oppositifolia was studied for establishing pharmacognostic standards including macro and microscopical characters, physico-chemical analysis and quantification of oleanolic acid and lupeol by HPTLC method. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; It is an annual, prostrate herb with linear-lanceolate leaf and white coloured flower. Microscopically root can be characterized by crescent shaped phloem associated with continuous or discontinuous rings of xylem; stem by epidermis bearing multi-cellular simple and glandular trichomes, and sclerenchymatous pericycle; and leaf by continuous band of a palisade cells and rosettes and prisms of calcium oxalate throughout parenchyma. Powdered drug can be typified by multi-cellular trichomes, fragments of epidermis of leaf in surface view, epidermis of corolla and entire or broken seeds. Saponins and flavanoids were found be the major components. HPTLC method was developed for quantification of oleanolic acid and lupeol using precoated silica gel plates as a stationary phase, and toluene: methanol (9.4: 0.6) as a mobile phase and scanning the plate at 545 nm. The amount of oleanolic acid and lupeol were found to be 0.027-0.029% w/w and 0.015-0.016% w/w respectively. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The quality parameters and HPTLC method developed would serve as useful gauge in standardization of Mollugo oppositifolia.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">83</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Department of Pharmacognosy, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karuna Modi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mamta Shah</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic specifications and quantification of oleanolic acid and lupeol in Mollugo oppositifolia Linn.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lupeol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mollugo oppositifolia</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oleanolic acid.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">27th Dec, 2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">83-88</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; Mollugo oppositifolia&lt;/em&gt;, is one of the plants commonly used as, &amp;lsquo;Parpata&amp;rsquo; by Ayurvedic practitioners. It is indicated as a bitter tonic, antiseptic and febrifuge. &lt;strong&gt;Aim:&lt;/strong&gt; To generate and ensemble data of physical parameters for ascertaining the identification and to develop validated HPTLC method for quantification of oleanolic acid and lupeol in &lt;em&gt;M. oppositifolia&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;M. oppositifolia&lt;/em&gt; was studied for establishing pharmacognostic standards including macro and microscopical characters, physico-chemical analysis and quantification of oleanolic acid and lupeol by HPTLC method. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; It is an annual, prostrate herb with linear-lanceolate leaf and white coloured flower. Microscopically root can be characterized by crescent shaped phloem associated with continuous or discontinuous rings of xylem; stem by epidermis bearing multi-cellular simple and glandular trichomes, and sclerenchymatous pericycle; and leaf by continuous band of a palisade cells and rosettes and prisms of calcium oxalate throughout parenchyma. Powdered drug can be typified by multi-cellular trichomes, fragments of epidermis of leaf in surface view, epidermis of corolla and entire or broken seeds. Saponins and flavanoids were found be the major components. HPTLC method was developed for quantification of oleanolic acid and lupeol using precoated silica gel plates as a stationary phase, and toluene: methanol (9.4: 0.6) as a mobile phase and scanning the plate at 545 nm. The amount of oleanolic acid and lupeol were found to be 0.027-0.029% w/w and 0.015-0.016% w/w respectively. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The quality parameters and HPTLC method developed would serve as useful gauge in standardization of &lt;em&gt;Mollugo oppositifolia.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words:&lt;/strong&gt; HPTLC, Lupeol, Mollugo oppositifolia, Oleanolic acid.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">83</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karuna Modi and Mamta Shah*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Deepali Pandey</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Apurva Joshi,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hemalatha, S.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quality Control Standardization and In-Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Aganosma dichotoma K. Schum Root</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aganosma dichotoma</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">in-vitro antioxidant activity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">27th Nov, 2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">74-82</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aganosma dichotoma&lt;/em&gt; K. Schum (AD) is a large climber with very stout stem belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The Plant has significant medicinal value as described in traditional system of medicine. The objective of the present study is to scientifically develop a standard monograph for AD on the basis of its pharmacognostical and phytochemical aspects. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The study includes quality control standardization as per the standard methods provided in World Health Organization for standardization of medicinal plants. Fluorescence drug analysis, preliminary phytochemical screening of different fractions, quantification of some phytoconstituents and&lt;em&gt; in-vitro &lt;/em&gt;antioxidant activity were also carried out. Quantification of Quercetin in the ethanolic extract of&lt;em&gt; A. dichotoma &lt;/em&gt;was determined by HPTLC analysis. The ethanolic extract of root of&lt;em&gt; A.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;dichotoma &lt;/em&gt;was subjected to&lt;em&gt; in-vitro &lt;/em&gt;antioxidant activity. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The diagnostic characters of &lt;em&gt;A.dichotoma &lt;/em&gt;root were evaluated on the basis of macroscopical and microscopical characters. Physicochemical parameters were evaluated such as 6.7% w/w loss on drying with; ash values (in % w/w): 13.75 total ash, 5.75 acid-insoluble ash, 3.6 water-soluble ash; Extractive values (% w/w): 12.75 water, 11.82 ethanol, 2.26 ethyl acetate, 3.13 chloroform, and 3.16 pet ether; foaming index 181.81; swelling index 3.2 ml/g; hemolytic activity 227.89 unit/gm of powder drug and crude fiber content was 19.4%. Total numbers of starch grain in 1 mg of root powder were 2,49,981. Quantification of quercetin in the ethanolic extract was assessed by HPTLC analysis and was found to contain 2.40%, w/w. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The parameters determined in the present study may provide necessary information for identification and authentication of plant material.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aganosma dichotoma&lt;/em&gt;, HPTLC,&lt;em&gt; in-vitro&lt;/em&gt; antioxidant activity, Pharmacognosy.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Deepali Pandey, Apurva Joshi, S. Hemalatha</style></custom1><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">74</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deepali Pandey, Apurva Joshi, S. Hemalatha&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Applied Nutrition Division, Defence Food Research Laboratory (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, India&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharada Laxman Deore</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhushan Arun Baviskar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ashwini Suresh Rangari</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rapid and high yield Extraction method for Saponins from Safed musli</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maceration Saponins</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Microwave assisted solvent extraction</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Orthogonal test L9 (34) Sonication</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Taguchi Design</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jul-Aug 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">210-214</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives: &lt;/strong&gt;We aimed to develop, compare and optimise rapid and high yield extraction method for saponins of Safed musli using conventional extraction techniques and as well as modern microwave assisted solvent extraction method. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and methods: &lt;/strong&gt;Roots of Safed musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum) are extracted by maceration, soxhlet, sonication and microwave methods. Extract further fractionated to obtain total saponins. Microwave assisted solvent extraction (MASE) method is optimised using Taguchi L9 orthogonal array design. Total saponins are estimated by High Performance Thin Layer chromatography (HPTLC) from all extracts obtained by different methods. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Factors namely temperature, irradiation time, irradiation power and powder size which potentially affects extraction efficiency are considered while optimizing MASE by statistical orthogonal array design procedure and saponins are quantified using HPTLC. Under developed optimum conditions, MASE showed significantly higher yield (5.11%) and drastic reduction in extraction time (4 min) than conventional extraction methods.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;Saponins of Safed musli shown highest yield in MASE and then maceration, soxhlet and sonication followed. The developed and optimised method of saponin extraction by MASE can have huge industrial applications after scale up.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">210</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharada Laxman Deore*, Bhushan Arun Baviskar and Ashwini Suresh Rangari &lt;/strong&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, Government College of Pharmacy, Kathora Naka, Amravati &amp;ndash; 444604, MS, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharada Laxman Deore</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhushan Arun Baviskar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ashwini Suresh Rangari</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rapid and high yield Extraction method for Saponins from Safed Musli</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maceration Saponins</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Microwave assisted solvent extraction</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Orthogonal test L9 (34) Sonication</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Taguchi Design.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">16th Jan, 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">210-214</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; We aimed to develop, compare and optimise rapid and high yield extraction method for saponins of safed musli using conventional extraction techniques and as well as modern microwave assisted solvent extraction method.&lt;strong&gt; Materials and methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Roots of Safed musli (&lt;em&gt;Chlorophytum borivilianum&lt;/em&gt;) are extracted by maceration, soxhlet, sonication and microwave methods. Extract further fractionated to obtain total saponins. Microwave assisted solvent extraction (MASE) method is optimised using Taguchi L9 orthogonal array design. Total saponins are estimated by High Performance Thin Layer chromatography (HPTLC) from all extracts obtained by different methods. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Factors namely temperature, irradiation time, irradiation power and powder size which potentially affects extraction efficiency are considered while optimizing MASE by statistical orthogonal array design procedure and saponins are quantified using HPTLC. Under developed optimum conditions, MASE showed significantly higher yield (5.11%) and drastic reduction in extraction time (4 min) than conventional extraction methods. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; saponins of safed musli shown highest yield in MASE and then maceration, soxhlet and sonication followed. The developed and optimised method of saponin extraction by MASE can have huge industrial applications after scale up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words:&lt;/strong&gt; HPTLC, Microwave assisted solvent extraction, Maceration Saponins, Orthogonal test L9 (34) Sonication, Taguchi Design.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">210</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharada Laxman Deore&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;, Bhushan Arun Baviskar and Ashwini Suresh Rangari &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, Government College of Pharmacy, Kathora Naka, Amravati &amp;ndash; 444604, MS, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hemant D. Une,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gaurav M. Doshi</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chromatographic studies on Benincasa hispida (thunb.) Cogn. Seed extract scrutinized by HPLC and HPTLC</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benincasa hispida</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lupeol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Soxhlet Extraction</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8th April 2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">42-48</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Benincasa hispida&lt;/em&gt; (Thunb.) Cogn. is an extensive climbing annual herb in an agricultural country like India. Lupeol, a constituent of this species, has been reported to possess good amount of pharmacological potential.&lt;strong&gt; Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; In the current studies, the research team focused on determining the percentage of the lupeol present in the extract of &lt;em&gt;Benincasa hispida&lt;/em&gt; seeds by chromatographic techniques. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Shade-dried seeds of Benincasa hispida were subjected to soxhlet extraction followed by scrutinization of the lupeol contents by HPTLC and HPLC methods after carrying out preliminary phytochemical screening for the constituents present in the extract. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The extraction yield was found to be 1.2% (w/w). Phytochemical screening of the extract revealed the presence of carbohydrates, glycosides, alkaloids, fixed oils and fats, tannins phenolic compounds, steroids and flavonoids. The amount of lupeol present in the seeds extract was found to be 0.47% w/w (HPTLC)and 6.85% w/v (HPLC) by HPTLC quantification and HPLC analysis respectively. Research studies showed a peak which coincided with the peak of standard lupeol signifying the presence of lupeol in the extract. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The extract contains significant amount of lupeol.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Benincasa hispida&lt;/em&gt;, Soxhlet extraction, HPLC, HPTLC, lupeol.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hemant D. Une&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; and Gaurav M. Doshi&lt;sup&gt;2,3*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Associate Professor, Vice Principal, Department of Pharmacology,Y. B. Chavan College of Pharmacy, Rouzabagh, Aurangabad,Maharashtra, India.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology,Vivekanand Education Society&amp;rsquo;s College of Pharmacy,Mumbai, India.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manish Kumar,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Satyendra K. Prasad,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Damiki Laloo,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Apurva Joshi,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Siva Hemalatha</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostical and phytochemical standardization of Houttuynia cordata Thunb.: A potent medicinal herb of North–Eastern India and China</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Houttuynia cordata</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercetin</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18th Feb,2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">34-42</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aim:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Houttuynia cordata&lt;/em&gt; Thunb. (Saururaceae) is one of the perennial herb indigenous to North-East India and China. Despite the popular utilization of this herb as medicine, still no study has been reported so far regarding the pharmacognostical standardization. Thus, the aim of the present study was to scientifically establish a standard monograph on the basis of pharmacognostical and phytochemical aspects. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The quality control standardization of&lt;em&gt; H. cordata&lt;/em&gt; was done as per the methods described in the World Health Organization guidelines (2002). &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The diagnostic characters of the &lt;em&gt;H. Cordata&lt;/em&gt; leaf and rhizome portion were evaluated based on the macroscopical and microscopical characters. Determination of various physicochemical parameters such as water soluble ash (1.12% w/w), acid insoluble ash (4.02% w/w), sulphated ash (3.15% w/w), alcohol soluble extractive (12.8% w/w), water soluble extractive (14.9% w/w), loss on drying (3.42% w/w) and crude fibres content (13.10% w/w) was ascertained. Heavy metal, microbial load, fluorescence drug analysis, and preliminary phytochemical screening of different fractions were also carried out. Total phenols (45.74 mg/g tannic acid equivalent, TAE), tannins (33.29mg/g TAE), flavonoids (104.55 mg/g rutin equivalent, RE), and flavonols (17.16mg/g RE) were quantified from the ethanolic extract of the whole plant. Quantification of quercetin in the ethanolic extract was assessed by HPTLC analysis and was found to contain 4.39%, w/w. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The obtained qualitative and quantitative standards will provide referential information for correct identification and standardization of this medicinal plant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key Words: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Houttuynia cordata&lt;/em&gt;, pharmacognosy, quercetin, HPTL.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manish Kumar, Satyendra K. Prasad, Damiki Laloo, Apurva Joshi and Siva Hemalatha&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmaceutics, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi&amp;ndash;221005, India.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Snehal Suryavanshi,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anand Zanwar,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahabaleshwar Hegde,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ruchika Kaul-Ghanekar</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Standardization of a polyherbal formulation (HC9) and comparative analysis of its cytotoxic activity with the individual herbs present in the composition in breast cancer cell lines</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cytotoxicity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Physicochemical</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polyherbal formulation HC9</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">standardization</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18th Feb,2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">87-95</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; The present study aims to standardize a polyherbal formulation (HC9) that was previously shown to exhibit excellent antioxidant and cytotoxic activity in breast cancer cells. Here, we have compared the cytotoxic activity of HC9 with its individual components in breast cancer and non-cancerous cells. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Physico-chemical and phytochemical evaluation of HC9 was performed. Qualitative and quantitative HPTLC analysis of component herbs and HC9 was done by using specific markers. The cytotoxic activity of HC9 with its individual components was evaluated in breast cancer (MCF-7 and MDA MB-231) and non-cancerous cell lines (HEK-293, HaCaT and MCF-10A) by MTT dye uptake.&lt;strong&gt; Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Physico-chemical results revealed that HC9 contained 7.24% total ash content, 9.52% of alcohol-soluble extractive, 0.801 specific gravity, 0.50g/ml bulk density and exhibited 7.18% loss on drying. Phytochemical results revealed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavanoids, saponins, tannins and phenolic compounds, and absence of terpenoids. The individual herbs of HC9 and the formulation showed the presence of marker compounds such as picroside-I, nootkatone, 6-gingerol, matairesinol, swertiamarin, berberine, connesine and 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde. At 160&amp;mu;g/ml concentration, HC9 exhibited cytotoxicity in both MCF7 and MDA MB231 with no cytotoxicity in MCF-10A, HaCaT and HEK-293. In contrast, at this concentration, the individual herbs of HC9 exhibited cytotoxicity not only in cancerous cells, but also in non-cancerous cells.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; These results suggest that the standardized HC9 formulation was safe to non-cancerous cells and exhibited significant antineoplastic potential in breast cancer cells. Thus, HC9 could be a potential drug candidate in breast cancer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words:&lt;/strong&gt; Cytotoxicity, HPTLC, physicochemical, polyherbal formulation HC9, phytochemical, standardization.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">87</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Snehal Suryavanshi, Anand Zanwar, Mahabaleshwar Hegde and Ruchika Kaul-Ghanekar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA), Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College Campus, Dhankawadi, Pune-Satara Road, Pune-411043, India.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>