INTRODUCTION Melasma/hyperpigmentation and solar damage of the skin remains a difficult problem to treat. Various types of whitening agents are used to treat hyperpigmentation. A change has been observed recently to use plant extracts as skin whitening agents. AIM To compare the effectiveness of emulsion formulations containing plant extracts that include catechins/polyphenols and placebo wit...

Department of Veterinary Pathology, Department of veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Dr G C Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh, India Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Regional Station, Palampur176 061, Himachal Pradesh, India Regulatory Research Center, CSIR Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource...

Seabuckthorn (Hippophaerhamnoides L.) is known for its medicinal, nutritional and environmental importance since ancient times. However, very limited efforts have been made to characterize the genome and transcriptome of this wonder plant. Here, we report the use of next generation massive parallel sequencing technology (Illumina platform) and de novo assembly to gain a comprehensive view of th...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the protective value of quercetin, gossypin, Hippophae rhamnoides (HR) flavone and tocopherol acetate against the systemic toxicity of percutaneously administered sulphur mustard (SM) in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Quercetin, gossypin, HR flavone or tocopherol acetate (200 mg/kg, i.p.) were administered just before percutaneous administration of SM and protection against...