Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 26 (1989) 325-326 Elsevier Scientific Publishers Ireland Ltd.

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SUBJECT INDEX Volume 26

Abortifacient activity of an aqueous extract

of Spondias mombin leaves, 317 Acaricidal properties of extracts from Uraria

picta (Leguminosae), laboratory evalua-

tion of, 293

Ammi majus and Trigonella foenum-grae-

cum, effects of on calcium oxalate uroli-

thiasis in rats, 249

Antimicrobial activities of some O&mum

species grown in Rwanda, 57

Antimicrobial activity and pharmacological

screening of the essential oil of Arteme-

sia caerulescens subsp. gall& 197 Anti-inflammatory activity of some Iraqui

plants using intact rats, 163 Artemesia caerulescens subsp. gal&a,

pharmacological screening and antimi-

crobial activity of the essential oil of, 197

Artimesia capillaris bud extracts, vascular

dilatory action of and their active constit-

uent, 129

Betel cytotoxicity, 217

Bronchorelaxant effect, in vivo and in vitro,

in guinea pigs of joshina, a herbal poly-

pharmaceutical, 183

Catecholamines, plasma, effect of Shosaikoto

on, 271

China, Ancient, medical uses of mylabris in,

and recent studies, 147

Contraceptive and related plants, use of by

the Kapayo Indians, Brazil, 299

Croton pendulifloris seed oil, effect of the

gut-stimulating principle on the central

nervous system, 111

Diarrhoea, study of Rwandese medicinal

plants used in the treatment of, 101

Dioda scandens. preliminary study of an

extract from, on some toxic effects of

Echis carinatus venom, 189

Echis carinatus, preliminary study of an

extract of Dioda scandens on some toxic

effects of, 189

Ethnopharmocological analysis of medicinal

plants used by Laotian Hmong refugees

in Minnesota, 65

Eupatorium luewe, indigo from, 93

Fraxinus excelsior leaf extracts, physico-

chemical and pharmacological properties

of spray-dried powders from, 211

Gut-stimulating principle in Croton penduli- floris seed oil, effect of on the central nervous system, 111

Hepatoprotective principle of Hypoestes tri- flora leaves, 121

Hyperlipidemia in rats, experimental, effect

of Shosaikoto, Daisaikoto and Sanno-

shashinto (traditional Japanese and

Chinese medicines on, 255

Hypoestes triflora leaves, the hepatoprotec- tive principle of, 121

Hypoglycemic activity, medicianl plants with, 1

Immunomodulatory compounds from Picro- rhiza kurroa; isolation and characteriza-

tion of two anti-complementary polymeric

fractions from an aqueous root extract,

169 Indigo from Eupatorium laeve, 93 Iraqui plants, anti-inflammatory activity of,

using intact rats, 163

Joshina, a herbal polypharmaceutical, in vivo

and in vitro bronchorelaxant effect in

guinea pigs of, 183

Kapayo Indians, Brazil, use of contraceptive

and related plants by, 299

Kushtas, lead content of, 287

Ladakh, India, medicinal system of, 137

Laotian Hmong in Minnesota, Medicinalsy-

stem of Ladakh, India, 137

Mylabrism, medical uses of in Ancient China and recent studies, 147

326

O&mum species, grown in Rwanda, antimi- crobial activities of, 57

Pharmacological screening and antimicrobial

activity of the essential oil of Artemesia caerulescens subsp. gall& 197

Pharmacological and physicochemical proper-

ties of spray-dried flowers from Fraxinus

excelsior leaf extracts, 211 Physicochemical and pharmacological proper-

ties of spray-dried powders from Frazi-

nus excelsior leaf extracts, 211 PiCTOThiza kurroa, immunomodulatory com-

pounds from, 169

Rwanda, antimicrobial activities of some

O&mum species grown in, 57 Rwandese medicinal plants used in the treat-

ment of diarrhoea, 101

Senegal, studies on some medicinal plants of:

effects on isolated guinea pig ileum, 205

Shoshaikoto, Daisaikoto and Sannoshashinto

(traditional Japanese and Chinese medi-

cines) on experimental hyperlipidemia in

rats, 255 Shoshaikoto, effect of on plasma catecholam-

ines, 271 Spondias mombin leaves, abortifacient activ-

ity of an aqueous extract of, 317

Talauma ovata St. Hil. (Magnoliaceae), chem-

ical and pharmacological studies on, 277

Trigonelh foenum-graecum and Ammi

ma&s. effects of on calcium oxalate uroli-

thiasis in rats, 249

UTaTia picta (Leguminosael, laboratory eval~

uation of the acaricidal properties of

extracts from, 293 Urolithiasis, calcium oxalate, in rats, effect of

Trigonella foenum-graecum and Ammi

majus on, 249

Vascular dilatory action of Artimesia capil-

lark bud extracts and their active eon-

stituent, 129