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1. Indigenous Technical Knowledge Associated with Ethnomedicines in Banwar Village (Gwalior District), Madhya Pradesh, India

Mahesh Rao, Narendra S, Sangeeta M, Monika S, Karmakar P, Atmanand T, Sendhil R, Rajagopal V 1

2. Petroleum Ether, A Laboratory Solvent Induced Cannibalism, Piloerection and Straub Tail Reaction in Rodents Subramani Parasuraman, Gan Siaw Thing, Parayil Varghese Christapher, Sokkalingam Arumugam Dhanaraj 6

3. Unani Medicinal Plants with Anti-HIV PotentialQamar Uddin, Ahmad Sayeed, Khalid Mehmood Siddiqui 11

4. Pharmaco-Nutraceutical and Chromatographic Study of Wattakaka Volubilis (Linn. f.) Stapf. LeavesDevika Sharma, Sudipta Roy, Rabinarayan Acharya, Harisha C.R 23

ContentsJournal of Pharmacognosy

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Indigenous Technical Knowledge Associated with

Ethnomedicines in Banwar Village (Gwalior District),

Madhya Pradesh, India

Mahesh Rao1*, Narendra S

2, Sangeeta M

3, Monika S

4, Karmakar P

5,

Atmanand T6, Sendhil R

7, Rajagopal V

8

1Scientist, National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India

2Scientist, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, India

3Scientist, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, India

4Scientist, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India

5Scientist, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, India

6Scientist, Central Research Institute for Jute & Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, India

7Scientist, Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal, India

8Scientist, National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, India

Abstract Application of traditional knowledge is considered to be a simple and cost-effective way of immediate protection and well-being of living organisms in the society. However, the

technique and its application differ across regions. The main objective of the study was to

explore the indigenous techniques applied by the inhabitants of Banwar village, Madhya Pradesh, to protect the health of humans, crops and livestock through ethnomedicines.

The investigation has been carried out by a team of trainee scientists inducted for

National Agricultural Research System (NARS), India, during 2011-12. Snowball technique has been employed to select the respondents from Banwar. Observations

recorded by Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in the village indicated different indigenous health practices employed by the villagers against various infections. Utilising

locally available materials by applying traditional knowledge immensely helped to get

immediate relief from the concerned problem. Further, the study revealed that the process

is cost-effective, time bound and eco-friendly.

Keywords: Traditional knowledge, Banwar, indigenous techniques, ethnomedicines

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Petroleum Ether, A Laboratory Solvent Induced

Cannibalism, Piloerection and Straub Tail

Reaction in Rodents

Subramani Parasuraman*, Gan Siaw Thing, Parayil Varghese Christapher,

Sokkalingam Arumugam Dhanaraj Unit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology

(AIMST) University, Bedong 08100, Kedah, Malaysia

Abstract Petroleum ether is one of the most commonly used solvent in extraction of

herbals/biological substances. In pharmacognostical studies, petroleum ether is used as a

solvent for extract of herbals which was used for further pharmacological investigation. In a few of their studies, the authors have observed petroleum ether-induced piloerection

which may be related to the herbal extract or trace solvent effect. Complete removal of

petroleum ether solvent in herbal extract is not possible because most of the time the final extract appears to be sticky-clay-like material. Hence the present study was carried out to

find the effect of petrolatum ether induced cannibalism, piloerection and straub tail reaction in rodents. Petrolatum ether was administered once daily at the dose levels of

50, 100, 250 and 500 mg/kg for 14 days. During the study dose dependent changes in

behaviour was observed with petroleum ether and cannibalism, piloerection and straub tail reactions.

Keywords: petroleum ether, piloerection, cannibalism, rodents

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Unani Medicinal Plants with Anti-HIV Potential

Qamar Uddin*, Ahmad Sayeed, Khalid Mehmood Siddiqui Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, India

Abstract Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a result of human immunodeficiency

virus (HIV) infection which subsequently leads to severe suppression of immune functions. AIDS is a significant threat to the health of mankind as there is no curative

treatment for HIV infection and AIDS. Current anti-retroviral therapies (ART) are quite

expensive or unaffordable by common man and are associated with adverse effects and rapid emergence of drug resistance. Therefore, the search for a new, safe, effective and

affordable anti-HIV/AIDS drug is a global concern. The aim of this review is to summarize research findings for Unani medicinal plants, which are endowed with the

ability to inhibit HIV. The present paper describes 22 Unani medicinal plants which have

been shown to inhibit infectivity and replication of HIV. Unani medicinal plants which are most effective and the most commonly studied in relation to AIDS are: Andrographis

paniculata, Croton tiglium, Curcuma longa, Hypericum perforatum, Momordica

charantia, Phyllanthus urinaria, Polyalthia suberosa and Terminalia chebula. However, clinical studies of these herbs need to be conducted for possible alternative medical

treatment of HIV infection and AIDS.

Keywords: Unani medicine, AIDS, HIV RNA, anti-HIV active compounds

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Pharmaco-Nutraceutical and Chromatographic Study of

Wattakaka Volubilis (Linn. f.) Stapf. Leaves

Devika Sharma1, Sudipta Roy

2, Rabinarayan Acharya

2, Harisha C.R

2

1Jamia Hamdard University, Department of Botany, New Delhi, India

2Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda,

Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, India

Abstract Wattakaka volubilis (Linn.f.) stapf. (Asclepediaceae), twinning shrub, is used as a source plant of Jeevanti, an established drug of Ayurveda. Its leaves are used by the tribal

people as a source of vegetable. The present work has been undertaken, to establish the

necessary pharmacognostical, nutraceutical, physicochemical and HPTLC characters of leaves of Wattakaka volubilis following standard procedures. Results showed that the

leaves are simple, petiolated, opposite, cordate to ovate, hispidly hairy in younger parts.

In transverse section the leaf showed collenchyma with paracytic stomata, pericyclic fibers, rosette crystals etc. and stomata is 11–14 sq/mm in number. The preliminary

physio-chemical analysis showed the percentage of total ash (15.6%w/w), acid insoluble ash (2.512%w/w), loss on drying (8.73%w/w) etc. In HPTLC the leaf showed 7 spots in

254 nm and 8 spots at 366 nm. Nutraceuticall analysis showed the presence of nitrogen,

vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin C and folic acid.

Keywords: Dregea volubilis, Jeevanti, Nutraceutical, Pharmacognosy,

Wattakaka volubilis