Annals of Phytomedicine: An International Journal
Editor-in-Chief : Dr. Irfan Ali Khan
Managing Editor : Dr. Atiya Khanum

1. Invited Commentary: From medicine to phytomedicine 
Muhammad Iqbal, FNASc
Professor of Botany and Former Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi – 110062, India 

3. Review Article: Medicinal plants in the treatment of arthritis
A. Subramoniam, V. Madhavachandran and A. Gangaprasad*
Nagarjuna Ayurvedic Institute, Alakkode, Kalayanthani P.O., Thodupuzha-685588, Kerala, India
*Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariyavattam Campus, Thiruvananthapuram-695581, Kerala, India  

37. Therapeutic potential of Indian medicinal plants in diabetic condition
Brahm Kumar Tiwari, Kanti Bhooshan Pandey*, A.B. Abidi and Syed Ibrahim Rizvi*
*Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P. India
Department of Biochemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad-211007, U.P. India  

44. Recent analytical techniques in quality control of indigenous system of medicine
N.M.A. Rasheed, K. Nagaiah and M.A. Waheed*
Organic Biomolecular Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad-500007, A.P., India
*Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Opp. ESI. Hospital, A.G. Colony Road, Hyderabad-500038, A.P, India   

59. Nutraceutical β-carotene from natural non-conventional sources and its applications
Meenu Thakur and Wamik Azmi
Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer-Hill, Shimla-171005, H.P., India    

74. Genomic and metabolomic fingerprinting of Phyllanthus amarus (Schumm & Thonn) hairy root clones
Gauri Abhyankar, K.V. Rao and V.D. Reddy
Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500 007, A.P., India     

89. Evaluation of antidiabetic potential of different fractions of methanolic leaf extract of Costus pictus D. Don in Swiss albino mice
C.T. Shiny*, Kuldeep Singh Yadav**, Narayan Prasad Yadav**, Suaib Luqman*** and L.M.S. Palni****
*Department of Botany, Sacred Heart Degree College, Post-Naipalapur, Sitapur-261001, U.P., India
**Herbal Medicinal Products Department, CSIR- Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226015, U.P., India
***Molecular Bioprospection Department, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226015, U.P., India
****G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora- 263643,Uttarakhand, India      

95. Production and quantification of Asiatic acid from in vitro raised shoots and callus cultures of Centella asiatica (L.) Urban
Suryakala Gandi and Archana Giri
Centre for Biotechnology, Institute of Science and Technology,
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-50085, A.P., India    

102. Phytochemical investigations and antibacterial activity of Salacia oblonga Wall ethanolic extract
Anjaneyulu Musini, M. Jayaram Prakash Rao and Archana Giri
Centre for Biotechnology, Institute of Science and Technology,
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-50085, A.P., India

108. Isolation and analytic characterization of rebaudioside A and GC-MS analysis of methanolic leaves extract of Stevia rebaudiana Bert.
Roop Narayan Verma and Amla Batra
Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302055, Rajasthan, India

115. Epidermal study of medicinal plants with special reference to identification, adulteration and authentification of crude leaf drugs
C. Venkateshwar, S. Gangadhar Rao and R. Suman Kumar
Department of Botany, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007, A.P., India

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