Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1991: Vol 33 Table of Contents

4 Pages·1991·0.79 MB·English

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 33 (1991) 301-303 301
Elsevier Scientific Publishers Ireland Ltd.
Contents
Volume 33 (1991)
REVIEW PAPER
Ambrosia maritima: effects on molluscs and non-target organisms. ......0.0 .0e0e0 0ee0 ee e
S. Geerts, J. Belot, F. Sabbe, L. Triest and M. Sidhom (Antwerp and Brussels, Belgium; Dakar, Senegal;
Cairo, Egypt)
RESEARCH PAPERS
Direct relaxant effects of garlic juice on smooth and cardiac muscles. ........00. c.e0e. 0e0e s
M.B. Aqel, M.N. Gharaibah and A.S. Salhab (Amman, Jordan)
Pharmacological screening of plant decoctions commonly used in Cuban folk medicine................
D. Carbajal, A. Casaco, L. Arruzazabala, R. Gonzalez and V. Fuentes (Havana, Cuba)
Ritualistic use of the holly //ex guayusa by Amazonian Jivaro Indians............0. .c.ec0e. 0e0e e
W.H. Lewis, E.J. Kennelly, G.N. Bass, H.J. Wedner, M.P. Elvin-Lewis and D. Fast W. (St. Louis, MO
and Pucallpa, Peru)
Anticholinergic action of Swertia japonica and an active constituent .........0.c c00e.0e0 00e ee 3]
J. Yamahara, M. Kobayashi, H. Matsuda and S. Aoki (Kyoto, Japan)
Probable mechanism of hypoglycemic activity of bassic acid, a natural product isolated from Bumelia
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S.R. Naik, J.M. Barbosa Filho, J.N. Dhuley and V. Deshmukh (Pune, India)
Ethnopharmacology of rhinoceros horn. II: antipyretic effects of prescriptions containing rhinoceros horn
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P. Pui-Hay But, Y.-K. Tam and L.-C. Lung (Shatin, Hong Kong)
Isolation and identification of the antibacterial compounds from Helichrysum stoechas .....00.6006604- S|
J.L. Rios, M.C. Recio and A. Villar (Valencia and Madrid, Spain)
Relaxant effect of the volatile oil of Romarinus officinalis on tracheal smooth muscle ................. 57
M.B. Agel (Amman, Jordan)
immunomodulatory activity of three Sri-Lankan medicinal plants used in hepatic disorders ............ 63
M. Ira Thabrew, K.T.D. de Silva, R.P. Labadie, P.A.F. de Bie and B. van der Berg (Galle and Nugegoda,
Sri-Lanka; Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Effect of Salvia haematodes on sexual behaviour of male rats .........0..00 000s 67
M.W. Islam, M. Tariq, A.M. Ageel, M.S. Al-Said and A.M. Al-Yhya (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Neuropsychopharmacologic properties of a Schumanniophyton problematicum root extract .............
E. Amadi, N.V. Offiah and P.A. Akah (Nsukka, Nigeria)
Antimalarial activity of some plant remedies in use in Marracuene, southern Mozambique .............
A. Jurg, J. Tomas and J. Pividal (Maputo, Mozambique)
Sperm antimotility properties of a seed extract of Abrus precatorius 60.0.0 6 66 e eee
W.D. Ratnasooriya, A.S. Amarasekera, N.S.D. Perera and G.A.S. Premakumara (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Treatment of osteoarthritis with a herbomineral formulation: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over
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R.R. Kulkarni, P.S. Patki, V.P. Jog, S.G. Gandage and B. Patwardhan (Pune, India)
Studies on the anti-ulcer activity of a Bryophyllum pinnatum leaf extract in experimental animals .......
S. Pal and A.K. Nag Chaudhuri (Calcutta, India)
Effect of Red Sea sponge extracts on blood glucose levels in normal mice ..........0.0 .ee 6ee. e6e e
M.A.M. Ajabnoor, A.K. Tilmisany, A.M. Taha and A. Antonius (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Systematic and medicinal reasoning in Mitla folk botany .....0..6 c.cc. e.e ee.e e.ee. ee. een s
E. Messer (Providence, R1)
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Antiinflammatory activity of a Ghanaian antiarthritic herbal preparation: I] ................2.0000005
G. Kweifio-Okai (Bundoora, Australia)
Antiinflammatory evaluation of a Pluchea indica root extract 2.2.0.6 6 6.6
T. Sen and A.K. Nag Chaudhuri (Calcutta, India)
Plants used in traditional medicine in Eastern Tanzania. V. Angiosperms (Passifloraceae to Sapindaceac)
S.C. Chhabra, R.L.A. Mahunnah and E.N. Mshiu (Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
Inhibitory effect of peony root extract on pentylenetetrazol-induced EEG power spectrum changes and
extracellular calcium concentration changes in rat cerebral cortex ........ 00.066 ceee ee 159
A. Sugaya, T. Suzuki, E. Sugaya, N. Yuyama, K. Yasuda and T. Tsuda (Saitama and Yokosuka, Japan)
Repertory, therapeutic indications, chemical analysis and cultural background of mineral drugs of Afghanistan 169
C. Younos, J. Martin, J. Fleurentin, G. Mazars, D. Notter, F. Mortier and J.-M. Pelt (Nancy, Metz and
Strasbourg, France)
Effets pharmacologiques de la mansonine sur des arythmies induites au niveau du cocur isolé de rat .... 179
E.E. Ehile, A. Mensah-Nyagan, G.F. Guédé et K.J. Aka (Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire)
The antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Achillea fragrantissima . 0.0606 ce 187
S. Barel, J. Yashphe and R. Sega (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Antipyretic activity of six indigenous medicinal plants of Tirumala Hills, Andhra Pradesh, India ....... 193
S. Vedavathy and K.N. Rao (Pradesh, (India)
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Effects of embelin, a male antifertility agent, on absorptive and digestive functions of rat intestine .........
S. Gupta, S. Sanyal and U. Kanwar (Chandigarh, India)
Pharmacological properties of Moringa oleifera. 1: Preliminary screening for antimicrobial activity ...........
A. Caceres, O. Cabrera, O. Morales, P. Mollinedo and P. Mendial (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
Mitodepressive, clastogenic and biochemical effects of (+)-usmic acid iM MICE ................ccceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeees
A.M. Al-Bekairi, S. Qureshi, M.A. Chaudhry, D.R. Krishna and A.H. Shan (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Study of Costus lucanusianus: plant juice, fraction combinations and pharmacologic estimation of natural product
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S. Foungbe, G. Kouassi, J.-B. Kablan and R. Marcy (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)
Traditional methods used in the treatment of ophthalmic diseases among the Turkana tribe in north west Kenya
R. Loewenthal and J. Pe’er (Jerusalem, Israel)
Antimalarial activity and cytotoxicity of Evodia fatraina stem bark extracts ............cccccccccesscceeseeeesseceeseeeeees
S. Ratsimamanga-Urverg, P. Rasoanaivo, A. Rakoto-Ratsimamanga, J. Le Bras, O. Ramiliarisoa, J. Savel
and J.P. Coulaud (Antananarivo, Madagascar and Paris, France)
Merging pharmacopoeia: understanding the historical origins of incorporative pharmacopoeial processes among
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C. Simon and M. Lamla (Umtata, South Africa)
The effectiveness of Hernandia spp. (Hernandiaceae) in traditional Samoan medicine and according to
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Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of Chilean Myrtaceae ...............ccccccccccccccccceeeeeessesseeeeeeeeeeeenssseeeeeeeeeeeees
C. Theoduloz, P. Pacheco and G. Schmeda-Hirschmann (Talca, Chile)
Effect of calcium and verapamil on renal function of rats during treatment with stevioside ...................6.
M.S. Melis and A.R. Sainati (Sdo Paulo, Brazil)
Antiinflammatory activity of a Ghanaian antiarthritic herbal preparation: [ .................ccccccccecseeceeeeseseeeeeeees
G. Kweifio-Okai (Bundoora, Australia)
Brahmighritham, an Ayurvedic herbal formula for the control of epilepsy ................cccccceceesseeeseeeeseeeseeeeeee
E.R.B. Shanmugasundaram, G.K. Mohammed Akbar and K. Radha Shanmugasundaram (Madras, India)
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of dermatomucosal infections. |: Screening of 38 plant extracts
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A. Caceres, E. Jauregui, D. Herrera and H. Logemann (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
Croton zehnineri: possible central nervous system effects in rodents ............ccccccccccceesssssstseeeeceeeeeeeseesstteeeeeees 285
M.M. Bernardi, H. De Souza-Spinosa, M.J.M. Batatinha and R. Giorgi (Sdo Paulo, Brazil)
Traditional medicinal plants of Thailand XVII. Biologically active constituents of Plumeria rubra ............ 289
M.O. Hamburger, G.A. Cordell and N. Ruangrungsi (Chicago, IL and Bangkok, Thailand)
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