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

1. Invited commentary
Medicinal plants and phytomedicines
D.P. Biradar 

6. Malaysian plants with potential in vitro trypanocidal activity
Abd. Latif Mohmod, Getha Krishnasamy and Mohd. Ilham Adenan 

17. Plant based anti-inflammatory secondary metabolites
P. Pushpangadan, T.P. Ijinu and V. George 

37. Herbal medicinal plants as an anticancer agents
Picheswararao Polu, Udupa Nayanabhirama and Saleemulla Khan 

46. Salacia as an ayurvedic medicine with multiple targets in diabetes and obesity
K.G.K. Deepak, P. Rathna Giri, P.B. Kavi Kishor and Ch. Surekha 

54. Pleiotropic role of lycopene in protecting various risk factors mediated atherosclerosis
Sahir Sultan Alvi, Irfan A. Ansari and M. Salman Khan 

61. Phytochemical investigations and characterization of antimicrobial activity of bioguided fractionated leaves of Agave americana L.
SM.P. Babu, Raman Dang and Kuntal Das

68. Validated UPLC-Q-TOF-MS method for quantitative determination of emodin in rhizome of Rheum emodi Wall. ex Meissn. and its traditional polyherbal formulation using three different extraction techniques
Wasim Ahmad, Syed Mohammad Arif Zaidi and Sayeed Ahmad

74. Production of secondary metabolites from callus cultures of Centella asiatica (L.) Urban
Srinath Rao, K. Usha and Arjun

79. Assessment of genetic and biochemical diversity of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni by DNA fingerprinting and HPLC analysis
M. Thiyagarajan and P. Venkatachalam

99. Pharmacognostic and physicochemical evaluation of Cymbopogan citratus (DC) Stapf leaves
T.S. Geetha and N. Geetha

94. Evaluation of phytochemical investigation and immunomodulatory activity of four different plant species of vidari by carbon clearance test on wister rats
V.K. Shilpashree, Raman Dang and Kuntal Das

90. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential of three new topical polyherbal formulations in wistar rats
Mohammad Ahmed Khan, Satyendra Kumar, J.L.N. Sastry, Arun Gupta and Sayeed Ahmad

86. Mirabilis antiviral protein studies and its potential applications
Dipti Kumar Chandraprabha Kale, Usha Mukundan and Himanshu Dawada

105. In vitro antiurolithiatic activity of Butea monosperma Lam. and Nigella sativa Linn. seeds
Sumayya Sikandari and Pratima Mathad

108. Phytomedicine for the diabetes : A traditional approach
Ruby Tiwari and C.S. Rana

Cover photograph :Analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential of three new topical polyherbal formulations in wistar rats.
Mohammad Ahmed Khan, Satyendra Kumar, J.L.N. Sastry, Arun Gupta and Sayeed Ahmad

111. Sacran, a natural skin barrier enhancer, improves atopic and contact eczema: Case report
Nlandu Roger Ngatu, Ryoji Hirota, Maiko Kaneko Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko, Kaj Francoise Malonga and Narufumi Suganuma

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