Current Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine (Formerly Current Pharmacogenomics) - Volume 16, Issue 1, 2018

Background: The Indian system of medicine has its origin in India and has been practiced since centuries in India and its neighbouring South East Asian countries. Mostly the practice of this system of medicine is believed to be the safest form of therapy, however, incidences of adverse drug reactions owing to the consumption of traditional drugs led to the origin of pharmacovigilance of Ayurvedic drugs. The Concept of Phar Read More

Background: The presently practiced procedure of development of new antimicrobial substances to control infection of the pathogenic microbes is now at a point of challenge and threat for losing relevancy in near future. Objective: Exploration of an herbal source for searching alternative to the antibacterial substances. Method: Through a thorough literature survey, a list of 1060 plants with reported use among various communit Read More

Plants are very useful to mankind, and many plants are exclusively used by humans for medical purposes to prevent or treat diseases. In recent decades, natural products including medicinal plants have gained major attention in the pharmaceutical research field. Medicinal plants are the richest and commonly available sources for drug discovery. Many pharmaceutical lead molecules are derived from plants. The cost of th Read More

Background: Due to the ever increasing burden of multidrug resistance (MDR) in human fungi, phytotherapeutic research has gained prominence nowadays. Traditional medicines derived from natural products constitute an important source of new drugs due to their low side effects and minimal drug resistance issues. Objective: The aim of the present review is to examine the various in vitro assays to determine antifung Read More

Background: This study discusses the crucial factors responsible for the progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). The interaction between the gut microbiota, heart and vessels in CVD pathogenesis is extremely complex and includes components such as direct bacterial translocation from the gut to vessels and metabolitemediated damage. To a greater extent, CVD seems to be entangled with a Read More