Volume 3, Issue No.2                                     Contents                                                    June 2003

Review

S. Ganapaty, B. Naga Mallika, S. Balaji, S.V.V.N.S.M. Lakshmi, P.S. Thomas, K.V. Ramana

     A review of phytochemical studies of Digitalis species

Full Papers

K. S. Patil, S. D. Mandawgade

     Wound healing activity of the leaves of Lawsonia alba Lam.

B. Adzu, K. Gamaniel

     Sedative effects of Cassia singueana root bark.

C. N. Uchendu

     Inhibitory role of Dalbergia saxatilis on ß-adrenergic actions of salbutamol in isolated rat uterine strips.

S. Chandra Babu, R. Ilavarasan, M. A. C. Sahib Thambi Refai, L. H. Thameemul - Ansari, D. Anil Kumar

     Preliminary pharmacological screening of Benincasa hispida Cogn.

C. D. Kamat, K. R. Khandelwal, S. L. Bodhankar, S. D. Ambawade, N. A. Mhetre

     Hepatoprotective activity of leaves of Feronia elephantum Correa (Rutaceae) against carbontetrachloride-induced liver damage in rats

P. Rajeswara Rao, Y. Trilochana, K. K. Chaitanya

     Antidiarrheal and antimicrobial activities of bark and leaf extracts of Xylocarpus granatum Koenig

K. Sivagnanam, S. Rajasekaran, V. Narayanan, S. Subramanian

     Biochemical evaluation of the Ulcer curative effect of Aloe vera on experimental rats

D. Prashanth, A. Amit, S Yogisha, R. Padmaja

     Demonstration of biological standardization of selected herbal extracts

N. Kaushik, V. S. Geetha, K. Alice

     Effect of Betel leaf extract on nerve impulse conduction through sciatic nerve in frog using a modified technique.

R. S. Mehta, M. B. Shankar, M. Geetha, A. K. Saluja

     Preliminary evaluation of hepatoprotective activity of Trianthema portulacastrum Linn.

S. Umadevi, G. P. Mohanta, V. Chelladurai, P. K. Manna, R. Manavalan

     Antibacterial and antifungal activity of Andrographis echiodes

H. R. Vasanthi, A. Jaswanth, A. Saraswathy, G. V. Rajamanickam

     Control of urinary risk factors of stones by Padina boergesenii (Allander and Kraft), a brown algae in experimental hyperoxaluria.

B. L. Punjani, V. Kumar

     Ethnomedicinal plants specially used for liver disorders in the Aravalli ranges of Gujarat, India.

Short communications

B. T. Umesh, K. Sreeranjini, L. Leeja, K. K. Sandhya, K. P. Betty, J. E. Thoppil

     Microbicidal potential of essential oil of Curcuma haritha Mangaly & Sabu.

V. Kumar, G. B. Shah, N. S. Parmar

     Anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous extract of Rhus succedanea galls.

B. Jaiprakash, Aland, Rajkumar, R. V. Karadi, R. V. Savadi, V. L. Hukkeri

     Hepatoprotective activity of bark of Balanites aegyptiaca Linn.

R. Radha, T. Lata, N. N. Rajendran

     Antimicrobial activity of crude extracts of Heliotropium marifolium Retz.

S. Deshpande, G. B. Shah, I. Deshpande, N. S. Parmar

     Antiulcer activity of aqueous extract of Basella rubra in albino rats

B. Rajkapoor, B. Jayakar, R. Anandan, S. Kavimani

     Anti-ulcer effect of Bauhinia variegata Linn in rats.