Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies RSS feed: Articles in Press. The Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal featuring high-quality studies related to basic and clinical acupuncture and meridian research. It also includes new paradigm of integrative research, covering East–West and traditional–modern medicine. Manuscripts should fall into one of the categories: topical review, original research paper, brief report and case report. The areas covered by the journal include: basic and clinical research on acupuncture and meridian studies; integrative biomedical research; and health science in general and other modalities. The subjects covered by the journal include acupressure, electroacupuncture, laser therapy, pharmacopuncture (herbal acupuncture, acupoint injection), herbology (herbal medicine), veterinary acupuncture, and related animal studies. Articles on general health science and other modalities, such as anthroposophy, homeopathy, ayurveda, bioelectromagnetic therapy, chiropractic, neural therapy and meditation, may also be eligible for consideration if the articles are related to acupuncture and meridian studies. http://www.jams-kpi.com//inpress?rss=yesElsevier Inc.en © 2011 Published by Elsevier Inc. Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies2005-29012012-01-20 © 2011 Published by Elsevier Inc. healthpermissions@elsevier.comhttp://www.jams-kpi.com/article/PIIS2005290111000665/abstract?rss=yesAbstract: Medicinal plants have been used traditionally to cure a variety of diseases since ancient times. Elsholtzia densa, a rare annual herb of the Kashmir valley, was assessed for its antioxidant efficacy. Antioxidant activity of the crude extracts was evaluated using 1, 1- diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl free radical (DPPH), DNA sugar damage, lipid peroxidation, ferric thiocyanate (FTC) and hydrogen peroxide scavenging assays. The maximum percentage decrease of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl radical (DPPH) standard solution was recorded for the 50% ethanolic extract (90.48%). The extracts were further evaluated using the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances assay. The methanolic extract showed the highest activity (32.02%) in reducing oxidative damage to DNA. The antioxidant activity of the extracts was also determined using the linoleic acid system and the highest antioxidant activity (49.64%) was found in the 50% ethanolic extract. In the case of the FTC assay, the 50% ethanolic extract showed the highest activity (70.14%) which was comparable to that of α-tocopherol. Moreover, total phenolics concentration was found to be 62.5mg% and 77.5mg% in the cases of absolute ethanolic and 50% ethanolic extracts, respectively. These findings indicate promising antioxidant activity of crude extracts of the plant and the need for further exploration of their effective use in both modern and traditional systems of medicine.Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Elsholtzia densa - Corrected ProofMisba Khan, Showkat Ahmad Ganie, Ishfak Hussain Wani, Bashir Ahmad Ganai, Akbar Masood, Mohmmad Afzal Zargar, Akhter Hussain Malik, Rabia Hamid10.1016/j.jams.2011.12.001Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies (2012)2012-01-20Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies2012-01-20ORIGINAL ARTICLE