q Journal of © ETHNO- PHARMACOLOGY R Journal of Ethnopharmacology 58 (1997) 225-226 ~ Volume contents Volume 58 (1997) Research papers Effect of milk extract of Semecarpus anacardium nuts on glycohydrolases and lysosomal stability in adjuvant arthritis in rats T. Vijayalakshmi, V. Muthulakshmi, P. Sachdanandam (India) Evaluation of the gastroprotective effect of Laurus nobilis seeds on ethanol induced gastric ulcer in rats F.U. Afifi, E. Khalil, S.O. Tamimi, A. Disi (Jordan) Effect of some Indian herbs on macrophage functions in ochratoxin A treated mice J.N. Dhuley (India) Effects of horminone on liver mixed function mono-oxygenases and glutathione enzyme activities of Wistar Rat R. Ferreira, F. Candeias, F. Simoes, J. Nascimento, J. Cruz Morais (Portugal) Effect of the aqueous extract of Aguilaria agallocha stems on the immediate hypersensitivity reactions Y.C. Kim, E.H. Lee, Y.M. Lee, H.K. Kim, B.K. Song, E.J. Lee, H.M. Kim (South Korea) Hypoglycaemic, antihyperglycaemic and hypolipidemic activities of Caesalpinia bonducella seeds in rats S.R. Sharma, $.K. Dwivedi, D. Swarup (India) Phytotherapy of hypertension and diabetes in oriental Morocco A. Ziyyat, A. Legssyer, H. Mekhfi, A. Dassouli, M. Serhrouchni, W. Benjelloun (Morocco) Long-term oral administration of ginseng extract decreases serum gamma-globulin and IgG, isotype in mice Y.-W. Kim, D.-K. Song, W.-H. Kim, K.-M. Lee, M.-B. Wie, Y.-H. Kim, S.-H. Kee, M.-K. Cho (South Korea) Inhibitory effects of Turkish folk remedies on inflammatory cytokines: interleukin-1«, interleukin-1/ and tumor necrosis factor « E. Yesilada, O. Ustiin, E. Sezik, Y. Takaishi, Y. Ono, G. Honda (Turkey, Japan) Research papers Antimicrobial screening of selected medicinal plants from India R. Valsaraj, P. Pushpangadan, U.W. Smitt, A. Adsersen, U. Nyman (India, Denmark) Antimicrobial study of the resinous exudates and of diterpenoids and flavonoids isolated from some Chilean Pseudognaphalium (Asteraceae) L. Mendoza, M. Wilkens, A. Urzta (Chile) Immunopotentiating compounds from Tinospora cordifolia A. Kapil, S. Sharma (India) Determination of iron content in different parts of herbs used traditionally for anaemia treatment in East Africa O.J. Omolo, $.C. Chhabra, G. Nyagah (Kenya) 0378-8741 /97/$17.00 © 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. PIT $0378-8741(97)00118-9 226 Volume contents vol. 58 (1997) Effects of Sangre de Drago from Croton lechleri Muell.-Arg. on the production of active oxygen radicals C. Desmarchelier, F. Witting Schaus, J. Coussio, G. Cicca (Argentina, Peru) 103 In vivo protective role of Koflet (an ayurvedic preparation) against cellular toxicity caused by CCl, and flyash S. Farooq, I. Ahmad, G.K. Pathak (India) 109 Vasodilating and hypotensive effects of fangchinoline and tetrandrine on the rat aorta and the stroke- prone spontaneously hypertensive rat H.-S. Kim, Y.-H. Zhang, K.-W. Oh, H.-Y. Ahn (South Korea) Short communications Antinociceptive effects of Trigonella foenum-graecum leaves extract M. Javan, A. Ahmadiani, S. Semnanian, M. Kamalinejad (Iran) 125 Antihepatotoxic activity of Cichorium intybus C. Gadgoli, S.H. Mishra (India) 131 Pharmacological investigation of Cassia italica S.C. Jain, R. Jain, R.A. Sharma, F. Capasso (India, Italy) Research papers Antimicrobial activity of Micromeria nervosa from the Palestinian area M.S. Ali-Shtayeh, M.A. Al-Nuri, R.M.-R. Yaghmour, Y.R. Faidi (Israel) 143 Hypoglycaemic and antihyperglycaemic effects of Trigonella foenum-graecum leaf in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats J. Ahmed Abdel-Barry, I. Abed Abdel-Hassan, M.H.H. Al-Hakiem (Iraq) 149 In vitro antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of extracts of Baccharis coridifolia DC E. Mongelli, C. Desmarchelier, J. Rodriguez Talou, J. Coussio, G. Ciccia (Argentina) 157 Piperine inhibits aflatoxin B,-induced cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in V79 Chinese hamster cells geneti- cally engineered to express rat cytochrome P4502B1 R.K. Reen, F.J. Wiebel, J. Singh (India, Germany) 165 Anticonvulsant properties of y-decanolactone in mice G.P. Coelho de Souza, E. Elisabetsky, D.S. Nunes, S.K.L. Rabelo, M. Nascimento da Silva (Brazil) 175 A preliminary study of the effect of essential oils on skeletal and smooth muscle in vitro M. Lis-Balchin, S. Hart (UK) 183 Plants from Réunion Island with alleged antihypertensive and diuretic effects—an experimental and ethnobotanical evaluation A. Adsersen, H. Adsersen (Denmark) 189 Effect of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome extract on blood sugar level in rats P.K. Mukherjee, K. Saha, M. Pal, B.P. Saha (India) 207 Short communications Isolation of mimengoside B, a triterpenoid saponin from Buddleja madagascariensis A.M. Emam, A.M. Moussa, R. Faure, R. Elias, G. Balansard (Egypt, France) 215 Testicular toxicity assesment of Andrographis paniculata dried extract in rats R.A. Burgos, E.E. Caballero, N.S. Sanchez, R.A. Schroeder, G.K. Wikman, J.L. Hancke (Chile, Sweden) 219 Volume contents 225 Author index 227 Subject index 229