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

1. Invited commentary
Status on herbal drugs and their future perspectives
Udupa Nayanabhirama 

4. Review article
Food from plants with antiarthritic properties
A. Subramoniam 

24. Medicinal plants for human health and welfare
C. Manoharachary and D. Nagaraju 

35. Case Study
Evaluation of Swarna Guggulu in management of arthritis basis in vitro anti-inflammatory efficacy and ingredient based benefits
Arun Gupta, Ruchi Srivastava, Manju Setia, Alka Madaan, J.L.N. Sastry and Rajiva K. Rai 

40. Comparative study on supplementation effect of Momordica charantia Linn. and Emblica officinalis Gaertn. on lipid profile of type II diabetic patients in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Farog Tayyab and Sapna Smith Lal 

43. Original article
Effect of cultural condition and solvent extraction on pharmacognostical assessment and identification of scopolamine content in different parts of Datura metel Linn. through HPTLC analysis
Kuntal Das, Raman Dang and S. Harish

51. Estimation of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde, lupeol and other unreported compounds in an elite ecotype of Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. BR.
Prathibha Devi Cherku, B. Rama Devi, Veena Reddy and Syeda Fatima Manzelat

59. DNA barcoding and phylogenetic analyses of mentha species using rbcL sequences
Vishwa Vijay Thakur, Sharad Tiwari, Niraj Tripathi, Gyanendra Tiwari and Swapnil Sapre

63. Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of Cardiospermum halicacabum Linn. on Indomethacin, Pylorus ligation and Helicobacter pylori induced gastric ulcer in rats
M.S. Sheeba, Sheena Philip, Greeshma Tom, L.T. Gayathri and V.V. Asha

73. In vivo activity and pharmacokinetic analysis of combination of piperine and subtherapeutic dose of sodium valproate in refractory epilepsy
Bushra Parveen, Sayeed Ahmad and Krishna Kolappa Pillai

80. Hepatoprotective effect of Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosb. leaf and bark extracts against CCl₄ induced hepatic damage in albino rats
Sudha Sairam, Asna Urooj and N. Sreenivas

85. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents and in vitro antioxidant potential of methanolic extract of Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B. Heyne ex Roth. whole plant
T.P. Ijinu, P.G. Latha, V. George and P. Pushpangadan

91. Antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory activities of Cissampelos pareira L. leaf extracts
Mir Zahoor Gul, Sambamurthy Chandrasekaran, Mohd Yasin Bhat, Radheshyam Maurya, Insaf Ahmed Qureshi and Irfan Ahmad GhaziPushpangadan

99. Phytochemical screening and evaluation of antioxidant potentials of some Indian medicinal plants and their composite extractactivities of Cissampelos pareira L. leaf extracts
Brahm Kumar Tiwari, A.B. Abidi, Syed Ibrahim Rizvi and Kanti Bhooshan Pandey

104. Antioxidant status and radical scavenging effects of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell
P. Radha and P.R. Padma

110. Antibacterial and antioxidant properties of Argyreia osyrensis Roth.
C. Mahendra, G. Manasa, M. Murali, K.N. Amruthesh, M.S. Sudarshana and D.P. Lingaraju

116. Nephroprotective and antioxidant activities of Caralluma umbellata Roxb.
K. Lakshmi Bharathi, T. Mallikarjuna Rao and B. Ganga Rao

122. Antipediculicidal activity of seed extracts of Annona muricata Linn.
T.A Vijayalingam, N.V. Rajesh and R. Kalpana Devi

127. Phytochemical constituents and in vitro trematocidal activity of Blechnum orientale Linn. against Gastrothylax crumenifer
R. Kalpana Devi, S. Vasantha, A. Panneerselvam, N.V. Rajesh and N. Jeyathilakan

135. A rare study on indigenous uses of medicinal plant home-made remedies for the treatment of chilblains in Bandipora, Kashmir, India
Parvaiz Ahmad Lone, Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj, Fayaz Ahmed Bahar and Kunwar Wajahat Shah

Author Index and Instructions for preparation of manuscript

Cover photograph : In vivo activity and pharmacokinetic analysis of combination of piperine and subtherapeutic dose of sodium valproate in refractory epilepsy
Bushra Parveen, Sayeed Ahmad and Krishna Kolappa Pillai