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Volume contents Volume 82 (2002) Research papers Antiulcerogenic effect of methanolic extract of Emblica officinalis: an experimental study K. Sairam, C.V. Rao, M.D. Babu, K.V. Kumar, V.K. Agrawal, R. K. Goel (India) Effect of ethanol extract of Ri6ea hypocrateriformis on the estrous cycle of the rat H. Shivalingappa, N.D. Satyanarayan, M.G. Purohit, A. Sharanabasappa, S.B. Patil (India) Lipid lowering activity of Phyllanthus niruri in hyperlipemic rats A.K. Khanna, F. Rizvi, R. Chander (India) Potential antifilarial activity of the leaves and seeds extracts of Psoralea corylifolia on cattle filarial parasite Setaria cer6i A. Qamaruddin, N. Parveen, N.U. Khan, K.C. Singhal (India) Isolation of antifungal saponins from Phytolacca tetramera, an Argentinean species in critic risk A.M. Escalante, C.B. Santecchia, S.N. Lo´pez, M.A. Gattuso, A. Gutie´rrez Ravelo, F. Delle Monache, M. Gonzalez Sierra, S.A. Zacchino (Argentina, Spain, Italy) Pharmacokinetic interactions between warfarin and kangen-karyu, a Chinese traditional herbal medicine, and their synergistic action T. Makino, H. Wakushima, T. Okamoto, Y. Okukubo, Y. Deguchi, Y. Kano (Japan) Short communications Antiulcer activity of Sapindus saponaria L. in the rat A.L. Meyer Albiero, J.A. Aboin Sertie´, E.M. Bacchi (Brazil) Effects of Juglans sinensis Dode extract and antioxidant on mercury chloride-induced acute renal failure in rabbits C.B. Ahn, C.H. Song, W.H. Kim, Y.K. Kim (South Korea) Screening of some Siberian medicinal plants for antimicrobial activity L. Kokoska, Z. Polesny, V. Rada, A. Nepovim, T. Vanek (Czech Republic) In vitro anti-tumor promoting and anti-parasitic activities of the quassinoids from Eurycoma longifolia, a medicinal plant in Southeast Asia S. Jiwajinda, V. Santisopasri, A. Murakami, M. Kawanaka, H. Kawanaka, M. Gasquet, R. Eilas, G. Balansard, H. Ohigashi (Thailand, Japan, France) Book re6iew Darrell A. Posey, Studies in Environmental Anthropology, vol. 6. Bibliography, Glossary (Kayapo´-English), Index. Edited by Kristina Plenderleith, Routledge, London and New York, 2002. M. Heinrich (UK) Guide for authors
Research papers Antifertility effect of chronically administered Martynia annua root extract on male rats P.C. Mali, A.S. Ansari, M. Chaturvedi (India) Gastric cytoprotective anti-ulcer effects of the leaf methanol extract of Ocimum sua6e (Lamiaceae) in rats P.V. Tan, B. Nyasse, T. Dimo, C. Mezui (Cameroon) Alcoholic extract of ‘Bacopa monniera’ reduces the in vitro effects of morphine withdrawal in guinea-pig ileum T. Sumathi, M. Nayeem, K. Balakrishna, G. Veluchamy, S.N. Devaraj (India) Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of Satureja hortensis L. extracts and essential oil V. Hajhashemi, A. Ghannadi, S.K. Pezeshkian (Iran)
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Estrogenic effects of ethanol and ether extracts of propolis Y.S. Song, C. Jin, K.J. Jung, E.-H. Park (South Korea) Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cardiac diseases in the south-east region of Morocco (Tafilalet) M. Eddouks, M. Maghrani, A. Lemhadri, M.-L. Ouahidi, H. Jouad (Morocco) Evaluation of the anticonvulsant activity of the seed acetone extract of Ferula gummosa Boiss. against seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole and electroconvulsive shock in mice M. Sayyah, A. Mandgary, M. Kamalinejad (Iran) Hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic activity of Murraya koenigii leaves in diabetic rats S. Yadav, V. Vats, Y. Dhunnoo, J.K. Grover (India) Biological activity of common mullein, a medicinal plant A.U. Turker, N.D. Camper (USA, Turkey) Anti-inflammatory activity and lipid peroxidation inhibition of iridoid lamiide isolated from Bouchea fluminensis (Vell.) Mold. (Verbenaceae) R.H. Delaporte, G.M. Sa´ nchez, A.C. Cuellar, A. Giuliani, J.C. Palazzo de Mello (Brazil, Cuba, Italy) Ethnopharmacological survey of traditional drugs sold in the Kingdom of Jordan E. Lev, Z. Amar (Israel) Medicinal bulbous plants of South Africa and their traditional relevance in the control of infectious diseases C.A.M. Louw, T.J.C. Regnier, L. Korsten (South Africa) Preliminary screening of some tropical plants for anti-tyrosinase activity N. Baurin, E. Arnoult, T. Scior, Q.T. Do, P. Bernard (France) The cycad neurotoxic amino acid, ß-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), elevates intracellular calcium levels in dissociated rat brain cells D.M. Brownson, T.J. Mabry, S.W. Leslie (USA) Protective effect of Fructus Lycii polysaccharides against time and hyperthermia-induced damage in cultured seminiferous epithelium Y. Wang, H. Zhao, X. Sheng, P. E Gambino, B. Costello, K. Bojanowski (People’s Republic of China, USA) Phytochemical and pharmacological studies on Sideritis taurica Stephan ex Wild E.A. Aboutabl, M.I. Nassar, F.M. Elsakhawy, Y.A. Maklad, A.F. Osman, E.A.M. El-Khrisy (Egypt) Evaluation of the hypoglycemic effect of Cucurbita ficifolia Bouche´ (Cucurbitaceae) in different experimental models F.J. Alarcon-Aguilar, E. Hernandez-Galicia, A.E. Campos-Sepulveda, S. Xolalpa-Molina, J.F. Rivas-Vilchis, L.I. Vazquez-Carrillo, R. Roman-Ramos (Mexico) Pharmacological evidence favouring the folkloric use of Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst in the relief of pain and fever B. Adzu, S. Amos, S. Dzarma, I. Muazzam, K.S. Gamaniel (Nigeria) Antioxidant activity in medicinal plants associated with the symptoms of diabetes mellitus used by the Indigenous Peoples of the North American boreal forest L.M. McCune, T. Johns (Canada) CNS activities of liquid and spray-dried extracts from Lippia alba —Verbenaceae (Brazilian false melissa) M. Ze´ tola, T.C.M. De Lima, D. Sonaglio, G. Gonza´ lez-Ortega, R.P. Limberger, P.R. Petrovick, V.L. Bassani (Brazil) Nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-a production by Ixeris dentata in mouse peritoneal macrophages H.-S. Chung, H.-J. Jeong, M.-J. Han, S.-T. Park, K.-K. Seong, S.-H. Baek, D.-M. Jeong, M.J. Kim, H.-M. Kim (South Korea) Short communications Antitumour property and toxicity of Barringtonia racemosa Roxb seed extract in mice T.J. Thomas, B. Panikkar, A. Subramoniam, M.K. Nair, K.R. Panikkar (India) Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity of folklore: Mallotus peltatus leaf extract D. Chattopadhyay, G. Arunachalam, A.B. Mandal, T.K. Sur, S.C. Mandal, S.K. Bhattacharya (India) The screening of extracts from Goniothalamus scortechinii, Aralidium pinnatifidum and Andrographis paniculata for anti-malarial activity using the lactate dehydrogenase assay M.J. Siti Najila, A. Noor Rain, A.G. Mohamad Kamel, S.I. Syed Zahir, S. Khozirah, S. Lokman Hakim, I. Zakiah, A.K. Azizol (Malaysia) Book re6iews Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy: Edited by W.C. Evans, 15th ed., W.B. Saunders, Edinburgh, 2002 J.D. Phillipson (UK)
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