<?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%">Pravanjan Kumar Tripathy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manas Ranjan Mishra</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Detail Study of an Ethnomedicinal Plant Sarcostemma Acidum Voigt</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%">Ethnomedicinal uses</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Macroscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">microscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacological Effects</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemicals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sarcostemma acidum Voigt</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">April 2025</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">188-190</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;em&gt;Sarcostemma acidum&lt;/em&gt; Voigt is a leafless plant of the family Apocynaceae. Plant is locally known as Somlata. It is a traditional medicinal plant used to prepare Somras. Geographically &lt;em&gt;S.acidum&lt;/em&gt; is mainly found in Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and South India. It is mostly grown in dry rocky places. &lt;em&gt;S.acidum&lt;/em&gt; is a shrub , more branched but no leaves. The phytochemicals present in the &lt;em&gt;S.acidum&lt;/em&gt; are carbohydrates, glycosides, alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, proteins, steroids, triterpenoids, fixed oils, mucilage, gums and waxes. Ethnomedicinally the&lt;em&gt; S.acidum&lt;/em&gt; was used in otitis, dog bite, snake bite, rabies, emesis, arthritis and leprosy. The juice of this plant having some medicinal value, so used as natural restorative for health. S.acidum stem extract inhibits spermatogenesis and reduce the sperm count. Also the extract of&lt;em&gt; S.acidum&lt;/em&gt; shown antipsychotic effect. The result of present pharmacological study shown that the &lt;em&gt;S.acidum&lt;/em&gt; possess Analgesic, Antipyretic and Antidiabetic effects.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">188</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Pravanjan Kumar Tripathy&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Manas Ranjan Mishra&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Research Scholar, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Professor &amp;amp; HOD, Dept. of Pharmacognosy, Gayatri College of Pharmacy, Odisha, 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%">Eleje Oboma Okonta</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Peculiar Feenna Onyekere</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Patience Ngozi Ugwu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Helen Ogechukwu Udodeme</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vincent Obisike Chukwube</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Uchenna Estella Odoh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Christopher Obodike Ezugwu</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic Studies of the Leaves of Hyptis Suaveolens Linn. (Labiatae) (Poit)</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%">Analytical standards</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hyptis Suaveolens L. (Poit)</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Macroscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">microscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic standards</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical analysis</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">698-705</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;The pharmacognostic standards of fresh, powdered and transverse sections of&lt;em&gt; Hyptis suaveolens&lt;/em&gt; (L.) leaf were carried out to determine its macroscopic, microscopical (both qualitative and quantitative), analytical standards and phytochemical profile. The macroscopy revealed a simple leaf, oppositely arranged along the stem with a dark green colour on the outer surface and pale green on the inner surface, ovate in shape and bilateral base, acute apex with a serrate margin. The qualitative microscopy of the powdered leaf shows xylem vessels parenchymal cells with diacytic type of stomata. Also epidermal cells with stoma wall, polygonal parenchymatous and collenchymatous cells making up the cortex with starch grains; non-glandular uniserate, multicellular septate trichome, irregular shaped prisms of calcium oxalate crystals and small bundle of mucilage cells. The quantitative microscopy of the leaf showed the values of palisade ratio, stomatal number (upper and lower epidermal stomatal index (upper and lower surface), vein-islet number and vein termination number to be 5.10, 50stomata/mm&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, 80 stomata/mm&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, 12.33, 23.14, 35/mm&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; and 20/mm&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; respectively. For the analytical standards; 9.90 %, 1.67 %, 0.38 % 6.39 %, 0.61 % w/w, 1.16 % w/w, 11.70 % and 7.25% were obtained for total ash, water soluble ash, sulphated ash, acid insoluble ash, alcohol soluble extractive value, water soluble extractive value, moisture content and fibre content respectively. The qualitative phytochemical analysis on &lt;em&gt;Hyptis Suaveolens&lt;/em&gt; leaves showed presence of carbohydrates, reducing sugar, tannins, flavonoids, steroids, glycosides, terpenoids, alkaloids and saponins. These specific standards obtained are of importance in the establishment of diagnostic indices for the standardization, identification and preparation of monograph on the plant.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">698</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eleje Oboma Okonta, Peculiar Feenna Onyekere, Patience Ngozi Ugwu*, Helen Ogechukwu Udodeme, Vincent Obisike Chukwube, Uchenna Estella Odoh and Christopher Obodike Ezugwu &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy and Environmental Medicines, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, NIGERIA.&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%">Gouri Kumar Dash</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mohd Haziq Bin Hashim</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdul Karim Russ Hassan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ravindran Muthukumarasamy</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic Studies on the Leaves of Annona muricata Linn</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%">Annona muricata</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fluorescence analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Macroscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">microscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Physicochemical parameters</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Preliminary physiochemical screening</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">January 2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">241-247</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;Annona muricata&lt;/em&gt; Linn. (Family: Annonaceae) is a well-known traditional and natural medicine over the world; in Malaysia it serves as a treatment for many kinds of diseases. Studies have been reported that &lt;em&gt;A. muricata &lt;/em&gt;can be used to treat diseases due to its antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antitumor, anthelmintic, analgesic, hypotensive, antiinflammatory, and has immune enhancing properties. Despite having several medicinal functions and properties, however there is no standardization parameters have been reported in the literature for the leaves of&lt;em&gt; A. muricata&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;Therefore, through this research study, the macroscopical and microscopical characteristics, physicochemical parameters such as ash values, extractive values, fluorescence analysis and preliminary phytochemical analysis of the leaves were investigated.&lt;strong&gt; Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Based on the observation of the transverse section of the leaves, the presence of upper cuticle, upper epidermis, palisade cells, vascular bundle, spongy mesophyll, phloem fibers, lignified vessels, xylem vessels, collenchyma, lower epidermis, lower cuticle and parenchyma served as important key differentiating features for the studied plant. The powder microscopy revealed the presence of pieces of trichrome, collapsed uniseriate multicellular covering trichrome, spongy mesophyll, phloem fibres, xylem vessels, paracytic stomata and fragment of epidermis showing cell and palisade cell. Calcium oxalate crystals were also observed even though the captured image was slightly unclear. The phytochemical screening of the leaves was carried out using four different extracts which showed the presence of steroids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins carbohydrates and proteins, respectively.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Based on this research finding, the pharmacognostic standardization of the plant can be established thus, providing ease in identifying and determining the purity and quality of the investigated plant.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">241</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gouri Kumar Dash&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt;, Mohd Haziq Bin Hashim&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Abdul Karim Russ Hassan&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Ravindran Muthukumarasamy&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 30450 Ipoh, MALAYSIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacy, Indira Gandhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak, Faculty of Medicine, 30450 Ipoh, MALAYSIA.&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%">Digvijay Verma</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shilpi Singh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Renu Arya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Soundararajan Rajan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhopal Singh Arya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anil Khurana</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Raj Kumar Manchanda</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Morpho-anatomical Observations on Homoeopathic Plant Drug Hygrophila spinosa T. Anderson</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%">Drug</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Homoeopathy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Macroscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">microscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Organoleptic</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">February 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">286-291</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;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Hygrophila auriculata&lt;/em&gt; (Schumach.) Heine synonym &lt;em&gt;Hygrophila spinosa&lt;/em&gt; T. Anderson is used in the homoeopathic system of medicine belongs to the family Acanthaceae. Plant contains terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids and is traditionally known as an aphrodisiac, renal tonic and for its health-promoting properties, this drug is most popularly used by homoeopathic practitioners for the treatment of urticaria, conjunctivitis, gastroenteritis, nausea etc. Complete morphological characterization of whole plant has not been reported so for. This study may provide complete information on the basis of morphological, anatomical and powdered studies. That will assist to differentiate between adulterants and authentic raw drug to maintain the quality of drugs. &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; The aim of the present study is to examine the morpho-anatomical, powder and fluorescence analysis of whole plant i.e. root, stem, and leaf of the plant used in homoeopathy.&lt;strong&gt; Material and methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The macroscopical, microscopical and powdered analysis of drug was performed. For morphological study simple observational methods applied while for anatomical and bio-statistical parameters microscopy including powder microscopy was performed by using different methods. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The drug was in form of dried pieces of leaves, small quadrangular pieces of stem with spines and roots. Microscopy showed few features like aerenchymatous cortex in the middle region of root; semi-quadrangular outline, four vascular bundles at each corner in young stem and developing fascicular vascular bundles between them, in mature stem 6 vascular bundles viz. 4 vascular bundles at corner and 2 vascular bundles present in between opposite to each other; broad cortical aerenchyma in mature stem, leaf amphistomatous, anomocytic stomata, crescent-shaped meristele in leaf. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Present study can assist the diagnostic characters of &lt;em&gt;Hygrophila spinosa&lt;/em&gt; may be taken as pharmacognostical standards for the identification of plant drug.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">286</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Digvijay Verma&lt;sup&gt;1,*&lt;/sup&gt;, Shilpi Singh&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Renu Arya&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Soundararajan Rajan&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Bhopal Singh Arya&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Anil Khurana&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Raj Kumar Manchanda&lt;sup&gt;3 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Pharmacognosy Division, Drug Standardization Unit, Dr. D. P. Rastogi Central Research Institute for Homoeopathy, A-1/1, Sector 24 Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201301, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Medicinal Plant Garden Unit, Center for Medicinal Plants Research in Homoeopathy, 3/126 Indira Nagar Emerald, Tamil Nadu- 643209, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Drug Standardization Unit, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, D Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi- 110058, INDIA..&lt;/p&gt;
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</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">465</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Javaid Ashraf Nowshehri&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Zulfiqar Ali Bhat&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt;, Mohammad Yaseen Shah&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 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%">Ashish S. Zalke</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">B. Duraiswamy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Upendra B. Gandagule</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic study of root of Combretum albidum G. Don</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%">Combretum albidum</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fluorescence analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Macroscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">microscopy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18th Feb,2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">28-33</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;Background:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Combretum albidum&lt;/em&gt; G. Don commonly known as Buffalo calf. The &lt;em&gt;C. albidum&lt;/em&gt; is used for diverse health ailments in traditional and folklore remedies. &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; The present study was undertaken to lay down pharmacognostic and phytochemical standards for &lt;em&gt;Combretum albidum&lt;/em&gt; G. Don. &lt;strong&gt;Material and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The pharmacognostic studies were carried out in terms of macroscopic, microscopic, physicochemical, fluorescence and phytochemical analysis. Physicochemical parameters such as total ash, moisture content, extractive values are determined as per WHO guidelines. The microscopical features of root components are observed with Nikon labphoto 2 microscopic unit. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The morphologically, root are pale brown colored, cylindrical with slightly bitter in taste and agreeable odour. Distinguishingly roots showed root scares, rootlet and fibrous fracture. Microscopy of root consists of thick epidermis, periderm, and cortex with sclerenchyma cells. Vascular cylinder includes thin phloem and thick, solid and dense xylem cylinder. The prismatic calcium oxalates were observed. Powder microscopy of root revealed that fibres were fairly wide and densely packed with starch grains. The fluorescence and physicochemical standards for root were established. Phytochemically root showed the presence of carbohydrate, glycoside, saponin, flavonoid, phytosterols and phenolic compounds. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; There is no pharmacognostic and phytochemical reports on &lt;em&gt;C. albidum&lt;/em&gt; to authenticate and differentiate them from similar species. Therefore, present work was undertaken and established the pharmacognostic and phytochemical characteristics of &lt;em&gt;C. albidum&lt;/em&gt; and diagnostic features to differentiate it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Combretum albidum&lt;/em&gt;, Microscopy, Macroscopy, Phytochemical, Fluorescence analysis.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ashish S. Zalke&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;, B. Duraiswamy and Upendra B. Gandagule&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ootacamund-643001.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>