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Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 36 (1992) 259-260 Elsevier Scientific Publishers Ireland Ltd. Contents Volume 36 (1992) REVIEW ARTICLES War and hunting poisons of the New World. Part 1. Notes on the early history of curare N.G. Bisset (London, UK) Recent advances on ginseng research in China C.-X. Liu and P.-G. Xiao (Tianjin and Beijing, People’s Republic of China) RESEARCH PAPERS Antimicrobial activity of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids from Annona salzmanii D.C. .............0..04045: M. de Q. Paulo, J.M. Barbosa-Filho, E.O. Lima, R.F. Maia, R. de C. B.B.C. Barbosa and M.A.C. Kaplan (Jodo Pesso and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Uses, chemistry and pharmacology of Malouetia (Apocynaceae, subf. Apocynoideae) N.G. Bisset (London, UK) Comparative study of the effects of G-sitosterol, estradiol and progesterone on selected biochemical parameters of the uterus of ovariectomised rats T. Malini and G. Vanithakumari (Madras, India) Analysis of some Malaysian dart poisons B. Kopp, W.P. Bauer and A. Bernkop-Schnirch (Vienna, Austria) Indigenous phytotherapy of gastrointestinal disorders in a lowland Mixe community (Oaxaca, Mexico): Ethnopharmacologic evaluation M. Heinrich, H. Rimpler and N.A. Barrera (Freiburg, FRG and Oaxaca, Mexico) Parasitological and microbiological evaluation of Mixe Indian medicinal plants (Mexico) M. Heinrich, M. Kuhnt, C.W. Wright, H. Rimpler, J.D. Phillipson, A. Schandelmaier and D.C. Warhurst (Freiburg, FRG and London, UK) SHORT COMMUNICATIONS The medicinal flora of Majouri-Kirchi forests (Jammu and Kashmir State), India S.K. Kapur, A.K. Shahi, Y.K. Sarin and D.E. Moerman (Jammu Tawi, India and Dearborn, MI) Daime — a ritual herbal potion G.E. Liwszyc, E. Vuori, I. Rasanen, J. Issakainen (Helsinki, Finland) LETTER TO THE EDITORS Adverse effects of traditional drug preparations W. Abebe (Omaha, NE) REVIEW ARTICLES Hypoxidaceae. Medicinal uses and the norlignan constituents M. Nicoletti, C. Galeffi, I. Messana and G.B. Marini-Bettolo (Rome, Italy) Usage and bioassays in Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae): a compilation III. The subgenera Eriococcus, Conami, Gomphidium, Botryanthus, Xylophylla and Phyllanthodendron, and a complete list of the species cited in the three-part series D.W. Unander, G.L. Webster and B.S. Blumberg (Philadelphia, PA and Davis, CA) RESEARCH PAPERS Traditional phytotherapy in the Peninsula Sorrentina, Campania, Southern Italy V. De Feo, R. Aquino, A. Menghini, E. Ramundo and F. Senatore (Napoli and Perugia, Italy) Solanum chrysotrichum (Schidl.) a plant used in Mexico for the treatment of skin mycosis X. Lozoya, V. Navarro, M. Garcia, and M. Zurita (Morelos, Mexico) Evaluation of the in vitro antimalarial activity of Picralima nitida extracts M.M. Iwu and D.L. Klayman (Washington, DC) 260 Further studies on the hepatoprotective effects of Cochlospermum tinctorium rhizomes ................ B. Diallo, R. Vanhaelen-Fastre, M. Vanhaelen, C. Fiegel, M. Joyeux, A. Roland and J. Fleurentin (Brussels, Belgium and Metz, France) Screening of Rwandese medicinal plants for anti-trichomonas activity .......0.0. ce.ce. ee.e e.ee .een s 143 E. Hakizamungu, L. Van Puyvelde and M. Weéry (Butare, Rwanda and Antwerp, Belgium) Commonly used Indian abortifacient plants with special reference to their teratologic effects in rats .... 147 D. Nath, N. Sethi, R.K. Singh and A.K. Jain (Lucknow, India) Antimicrobial constituents of Gomphrena martiana and Gomphrena boliviana .........6.600 .c 0ee6e 155 A.B. Pomilio, C.A. Buschi, C.N. Tomes and A.A. Viale (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Traditional remedies used in the Western Pacific for the treatment of ciguatera poisoning ............. 163 G. Bourdy, P. Cabalion, P. Amade and D. Laurent (Nouméa, New Caledonia and Strasbourg, France) Survey of medicinal plants used as antimalarials in the Amazon .......00..0 ce.ce. ee.e ee.e e.e e.e ee s 175 M.G.L. Brandao, T.S.M. Grandi, E.M.M. Rocha, D.R. Sawyer and A.U. Krettli (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) ea a i ae a i tar ec he ee a 183 REVIEW ARTICLES South African traditional herbal medicines used during pregnancy and childbirth ..................... 185 D.J.H. Veale, K.I. Furman and D.W. Oliver (Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa) Headache treatments by native peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon: a preliminary cross-disciplinary I Si Mita Ig ec lien hark ne els's sh EN EAE S BANDED OUDESESA SSE EER EDA EAN COUN SERS SEES 193 Ethan B. Russo (Missoula, MT) RESEARCH PAPERS Essential oils and antimicrobial activity of two varieties of Cedronella canariensis (L.) W. et B. ......... 207 R.E. Lopez-Garcia, M. Hernandez-Pérez, R.M. Rabanal, V. Darias, D. Martin-Herrera, A. Arias and J. Sanz (Tenerife and Madrid, Spain) Stevioside effect on renal function of normal and hypertensive rats ........0c. c.ec.e c.ec.e .n.ece s 213 M.S. Melis (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Cardiovascular responses in the normotensive rat produced by intravenous injection of gambirine isolated eTee eT ENT CETL TORT TET OT TET eT OTC eTeT eee 219 J.S.L. Mok, P. Chang, K.H. Lee, T.S. Kam and S.H. Goh (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Studies on the individual and combined diuretic effects of four Vietnamese traditional herbal remedies (Zea mays, Imperata cylindrica, Plantago major and Orthosiphon stamineus) ...........6.00000 c0e e 225 D.D. Dat, N.N. Ham, D.H. Khac, N.T. Lam, P.T. Son, N. van Dau, M. Grabe, R. Johansson, G. Lindgren and N.E. Stjernstr6m (Hanoi, Vietnam) Pharmacologic properties of Moringa oleifera. 2: Screening for antispasmodic, antiinflammatory and diuretic SEI Se a Fy Ae eee Pe Pe ea te ee Eee APMP NT eee PPE Pee Eee ee 233 A. Caceres, A. Saravia, S. Rizzo, L. Zabala, E. De Leon and F. Nave (Guatemala City, Guatemala) Evaluation of xanthotoxol for central nervous system activity .....00s.ec .cec.e ee.e e.e ee. ee.e ee ees 239 O.P. Sethi, K.K. Anand and O.D. Gulati (Jammu-Tawi and Karamsad, India) SHORT COMMUNICATION Phytochemical and analgesic investigation of Tabebuia chrysotricha ......c.c .cc.c .ce.e c6ec0e e es 249 J.D. Grazziotin, E.E.S. Schapoval, C.G. Chaves, J. Gleye and A.T. Henriques (Porto Alegre, Brazil and Toulouse, France) rr ede oe he eee eee ee tei iy eh ie ind ANKE RSs OC OER OOe aE ws 253 rene ange Fern, aN emery Sen ey aE 257 Te ET IE Ta CARRE SR A OR NE a eR eee EE Oe a SNR eS TaN