<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">S Gopika</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MK Nisha</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">E Gaayathiri Devi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Raja Rajeswari</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">R Vasandhlakshmi</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Evaluation of Antiurolithiatic Potential of Methanolic Stem Extract of Spermacocce articularis L.f.: An In vitro and In vivo Approach</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">calcium oxalate</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In vivo</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polyethylene glycol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Spermacoce articularis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Urolithiasis</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">August 2024</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">16</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">770-778</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- x-tinymce/html --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Context:&lt;/strong&gt; Polygenic urolithiasis has a complicated etiology and even more varied therapeutic outcomes. &lt;em&gt;Spermacoce articularis&lt;/em&gt; L.f. has been used historically for stone treatments in several traditional medical systems. &lt;strong&gt;Aim:&lt;/strong&gt; The current study aimed to investigate the &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; and in vivo anti-urolithiatic potential of &lt;em&gt;Spermacoce articularis&lt;/em&gt; Stem Extract (SASE). &lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;In vitro&lt;/em&gt; antiurolithiatic potential on the CaOx crystallization was evaluated using nucleation and aggregation assays. In vivo, activity was assessed on renal calculi-induced Wistar rats by polyethylene glycol (0.75%) in drinking water for 14 days. SASE and cystone with two experimental doses (250 and 500 mg/kg, p.o.) were dispensed for ten days. Various biochemical parameters were assessed in the kidneys' serum, urine, and histological sections. In addition, SASE inhibited CaOx crystallization by reducing the density of crystals, triggering the breakdown of CaOx crystals, and hindering their growth. Cystone demonstrated comparable outcomes. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Upon treatment with SASE, urinary, serum, kidney homogenates, and antioxidants were significantly improved (p&amp;lt;0.05) to normal levels. The histopathology of the kidney section showed no damaged cells of SASE treated and Cystone treated compared with that of control animals. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;This research validates the traditional idea and suggests that SASE is advantageous in preventing the growth of urinary stones.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S Gopika, MK Nisha*, E Gaayathiri Devi, A Raja Rajeswari, R Vasandhlakshmi &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Department of Botany,&amp;nbsp;Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore-43, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">S Suman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SV Suresh Kumar</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antiurolithiatic Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Piper cubeba Dried Fruits: An in-vitro and in-vivo Study</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">calcium oxalate</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ethylene glycol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flavonoids</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Terpenoids</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Urolithiasis</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1289-1296</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Piper cubeba &lt;/em&gt;is a well-known traditional plant used in unani medicine belonging to the Piperaceae family and has been examined for the treatment of urolithiasis produced by calcium oxalate.&lt;strong&gt; Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;Ethanolic extract of &lt;em&gt;Piper cubeba &lt;/em&gt;(&lt;em&gt;EEPC&lt;/em&gt;) dried fruits was subjected to phytochemical analysis and HPTLC fingerprinting. An in vitro antiurolithiatic analysis took place through conductometric titrations of CaCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; with Na&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;. Acute toxicity studies conducted as per OECD guidelines. Urolithiasis was established in rats by supplementing 28 days with 0.75% ethylene glycol in the ingesting water. Beside ethylene glycol, &lt;em&gt;EEPC&lt;/em&gt; (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg) was given orally from 15 - 28 days, serum and urine were collected from individual animals and biochemical parameters like BUN, creatinine along with uric acid in serum as well as calcium, oxalate and phosphate in urine the kidney homogenate have been measured on 28&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; day. Kidney sections have been organized and histopathologically tested for calcium oxalate crystals. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Phytochemical analysis of &lt;em&gt;EEPC &lt;/em&gt;disclose the presence of phenolics, tannins, steroids, terpenoids and flavonoids and HPTLC fingerprinting shows the presence of 7 terpenoids, 2 flavonoids when scanned at 540nm and 366nm. &lt;em&gt;In vitro &lt;/em&gt;studies showed reduction in CaOx crystal aggregation and promoted nucleation after treatment with&lt;em&gt; EEPC&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;em&gt; In vivo &lt;/em&gt;studies also showed reduction in elevated levels of serum creatinine, BUN, uric acid, and levels of calcium, oxalate and phosphate in urine and kidney homogenate as compared to disease control rats. The results were supported by histopathological studies.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The EEPC have shown significant antiurolithiatic activity by reducing calculi.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1289</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S. Suman&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;*, S.V. Suresh Kumar&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru technological University Anantapur, Ananthapuramu-515002, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, Creative Educational Society’s college of Pharmacy, NH-7, Chinnatekur, Kurnool-518218, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Madathilparambil Vasu Sudhakaran</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Botanical Pharmacognosy of Centella asiatica (Linn.)Urban</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Animocytic stomata</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">arenchyma</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">calcium oxalate</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">crystal idioblasts.</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">periphloematic sclereids</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">/files/PJ-9-4/10.5530pj.2017.4.88</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">546-558</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Centella asiatica&lt;/em&gt; (Linn.) Urban is an important medicinal plant with rejuvenate properties, used in Ayurveda for promoting vitality and life. The plant is often considered as a &amp;lsquo;panacea&amp;rsquo; for several human ailments and the biological actions often has been ascribed to its pentacyclic triterpene compounds, mainly asiatic acid, madecassic acid and triterpene saponin-asiaticoside, madecassoside. The plant is also highly specialized for the richness of several micronutrients, iron, phosphorus, sodium, vitamin C, vitamin A, carotene and dietary fibers. &lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The present study was performed with the objectives of elaborating the macroscopic and histo-morpho diagnostic profile of &lt;em&gt;Centella asiatica&lt;/em&gt; and to analyze the quantitative, and powder microscopic peculiarities to support its pharmacognostic characterization. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Microscopic evaluation, quantitative standards and powder microscopy were carried out using the root, stolon, petiole and leaves. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Distribution of slightly lobed leaf margin with actinodromous major venation pattern, amphistomatic epidermis with animocytic stomata, distinctive contour of the midrib and petiole, occurrence of crystals in the idioblasts of the cortical parenchyma of root, stem, stolon, palisade and mesophyll. Vascular system with several free collateral bundles in the stem were features characteristic of the species. These findings in conjunction with reduction in lignified elements, arenchyma lacunae, sclerenchymatous netting in root, periphloematic sclereids in petiole, and stolon could be remarkable features diagnostic of the taxon. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The present macroscopic and histo-anatomical observations of stem, root, stolon, petiole and leaves of &lt;em&gt;Centella asiatica&lt;/em&gt; and powder microscopic, quantitative standards put forth could provide useful information for the regulatory aspects of the quality control measures of the crude drugs.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">546</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madathilparambil Vasu Sudhakaran&lt;sup&gt;* &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Associate Professor UGC- Academic Staff College University of Calicut Calicut University P.O, Malappuram, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>