TY - BOOK TI - Recent progress in medicinal plants: Phytopharmacology & Therapeutic values IV SN - 0965603857 (series ISBN) U1 - 615.321 KW - Medicinal plants KW - Materia medica N1 - Includes author index and subject index; 1. An Ethnoveterinary Survey and the Antibacterial Activity 1 of Some Plants in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa A.A. Adedapo, S. Koduru, P.O. Jimoh, P.J. Masii^a and A.J. Afolayan (South Africa) 2. Bryophytes, A Source of Bioactive and New Compounds 9 Aneta Sabovljevic and Marko Sabovljevic (Serbia) 3. Anti-inflammatory Potential of (3 - Sitosterol on Acute 25 and Chronic Inflammation Models James B. Perianayagam, Surendra Kumar Sharma and Krishna Kollappa Pillai (India) 4- Plepatoprotective Drugs from Plants 37 Nishant Kumar Gufpa and Vinod Kutviar Dixit (India) 5. Crataegus tanacetifolia :AMedicinal Plant from Turkey 71 Husniye Birman, Kadriye Akgun-Dar, Gulay Melikoglu and Ai.i H. Mericli (Turkey) 6. A Review on Therapeutic Plants Possessing 85 Hypocholesterolemic / Antiatherosclerotic Activity R.S. Gupta and J.B.S, Kachhawa (India) 7. Studies on the Effects ofthe Aqueous Extract of 117 the Leaves ofVprnonia aniygdalina in Rats A.A. Adedapo. G.S. Afolabi, K.O. SoKTA.V and B.O. EmiKPE (NitiEKIA) 8. Spiruhna -ABlue-green Alfja with Novel 127 Therapeutic Actions VijAY Kl-mar Kltala, Naiovsimham L. Paiunan'di, M\iLMOOD Kha-\, Krishna Mohan M-ai-i; axd ' PeriannaxN- Kuppusamy (USA) 9. Effect of Crude Root Extract of Rauwolfia uoriiitoria 153 on Learning and Memory in Mice S.A. Bisoxg, M.I. Akpanabiati; and E.E. Osim (Nigeria) 10 Hepatoprotective Activity of Fruits of Balanitcs roxburghii 163 against Paracetamol and CClj Induced Hepatic Lesions in Rats T. Praka.sh, M.S. Ganachari, B.C. Hatapakkj AND H. Shivakumar (India) 11. Hypoglycaemic and Hypolipidaemic Effect of 171 Zuigiher officinale on Normal and Diabetic Rats R.S. So.mani and A.K. Singhai (India) 12 Mechanism of Action of Medicinal Plants Towards 181 Diabetes Mellitus - A Review P.K. pRABHAKAR .AND MUKESH DoBLE (IndIA) 13. Anti-innammatory Medicinal Plants: Now Insights 205 and Research Techniques E. Prktorius (South Africa) 14. o/7fCi?m^is: AMechanistic Understanding of 227 the Traditional Medicinal Attributes R.K. JoHRi (India) 15. Antihyperglycemic Agents from Plants 243 Rosa Martha PEHtz Gi'TiitRREz (Mexico) 16. Contribution of Wc;oc//or<;/ja//7/?/co.'>a Flowers in 301 Asavaa and Arishtuf>-. A Review SoNAi. Patel and Mamta Shah (India) 17. Herbs as Potent Hypoglyccmic Agents: Retrospect and Prospects 311 S.C. Jain, E. Mkn<;hani and R. Jain (India) 18. Radiotracer Techniques in the Investigation ofMetabolism 415 of Medicinal Plants Fatma Ycrt L.-\MBRErHT (Turkey) 19. Natural Products in the Prevention and Treatment of 421 Urinary Tract Disorders Diukm Dk!.i<(hman Orhan (Tri