Articles in Learned Journals

2025

1. Thuvaragan S, Bushra FCD, Hanza FMA, Rachel SOK, Sanmugarajah V. (2025). Attitude and Practice on Herbal Usage for Prevention and Management of COVID-19 among Diabetic Patients at Tertiary Hospital in Sri Lanka. Indian J Pharmacy Practice. 2025; 18(1): 84-91. DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.20250091.

2023

2. Gowri Rajkumar, Vinotha Sanmugarajah and Mihiri R. Jayasinghe. (2023).. Comparative Phyto and Physicochemical Parameters of the Therapeutic Plant Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels in Jaffna District. Current Scientia, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, December 2023, Vol. 26 No. 02: 64-77. https://doi.org/10.31357/vjs.v26i02.6808

3. Gowri Rajkumar, Ms. Mihiri Rangika Jayasinghe & Vinotha Sanmugarajah (2023). In vitro antimicrobial assessment of seeds of selected medicinal plants in Sri Lanka. Journal of Pharmacy, 3(1), 19-26. doi: 10.31436/jop. v3i1.179.

2022

4. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Gowri Rajkumar, P.A.H.R. Panambara, (2022). A Detail Review on Heart-Leaved Moonseed (Tinospora cordifolia) Medicinal Plant. Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry; 6(2): 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25026/jtpc.v6i2.466

5. Gowri Rajkumar, P.A.H.R. Panambara, Vinotha Sanmugarajah (2022). Comparative In Vitro antimicrobial activity of selected four medicinal plant leaves. Vingnanam Journal of Science, 17 (1): 21-29. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/vingnanam.v17i1.4188

6. Rajkumar, G., Panambara, P. A. H. R., & Sanmugarajah, V. (2022). Comparative Analysis of Qualitative and Quantitative Phytochemical Evaluation of Selected Leaves of Medicinal Plants in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Borneo Journal of Pharmacy, 5(2): 93-103. https://doi.org/10.33084/bjop.v5i2.3091

7. Sanmugarajah, V., & Rajkumar, G. (2022). A Review of Anti-hyperglycemic Effects of Curry Leaf Tree (Murraya koenigii). Borneo Journal of Pharmacy, 5(2): 104-114. https://doi.org/10.33084/bjop.v5i2.3300

2021

8. Rajkumar, Gowri; Jayasinghe, Mihiri Rangika; and Sanmugarajah, Vinotha (2021) "Comparative Analytical Study of Phytochemicals in Selected Antidiabetic Medicinal Plant Seeds in Sri Lanka," Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 8(3): 145-155. Available at: https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/psr/vol8/iss3/5

9. Hemachandra, G.H.T.K., Thuvaragan, S., & Sanmugarajah, V. (2021). Pharmacological screening of Eryngium foetidum Linn – A Review. Borneo Journal of Pharmacy, 4(4): 248-259.

10. Sanmugarajah V, Gowreeshan M. A Literature Review of the Poly Herbo-Mineral Formulation (Vellai Venkaiyah Kulikai) that Is Commonly Used in Siddha Medical System of the Sri Lanka. J Pharm Care. 2021; 9(3): 153-160.

11. Premathilake R, Thuvaragan S, Sanmugarajah V, Srikaran R, Krishnapillai N. (2021). Comparative Quality Evaluation of Different Brands of ‘Triphala’: A Polyherbal Medicine in Sri Lanka. J Young Pharm. 13(3):226-9.

2020

12. Vinotha Sanmugarajah (2020). A REVIEW ON THERAPEUTIC AND PHARMACOGNOSTIC PROPERTIES OF VELLARUGU (ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE BLUME). International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research (IJAPR), April 2020, 8(4), 47-67. https://ijapr.in/index.php/ijapr/article/view/1448

13. Musthafa Mufaza, Hasim Nisra, Kalaichelvi Sounthararajan, Vinotha Sanmugarajah (2020). “Thaalisapaththiri Chooranam (Poly herbal Formulation) in Siddha Medicine- A literature review”, International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine (IJAM), Review Article, January - March 2020: Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 23-29. https://www.ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/1366

2019

14. Vinotha Sanmugarajah (2019). “A study of the Standard tool for Prakriti Assessment in Indigenous Medicine”, World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (WJPR) March 2019, Vol. 8, Issue 5, pp. 574-582.

2018

15. Nushrath Roshana Mansoor, Vinotha Sanmugarajah (2018). “A Literature Review on Medicinal Plants are using for the Management of the Snake bite in Traditional Medicine”, Asian Plant Research Journal (APRJ), SCIENCE DOMAIN, July 2018, 1(1), pp.1-18. Article no.APRJ.43080.

16. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Ira Thabrew, Sri Ranjani Sivapalan (2018). “Assessment of the Routine Functional Activities in the Comparative Siddha Medical Treatment for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka”, Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Health (JOCAMAR), SCIENCE DOMAIN, 5(4), June 2018, pp. 1-15.

17. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Ira Thabrew, Sri Ranjani Sivapalan (2018). “In-Vitro Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Enicostemma littorale Blume”, RA JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH, Volume 04, Issue 04,  April-2018: pp. 1649-1655.

2017

18. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Ira Thabrew, Sri Ranjani Sivapalan (2017). “Socio-Demographic and Risk factors associated with Knee osteoarthritis” Elixir International Journal, Elixir Orthopedics, 102, January 2017: pp. 44126-44130.

2016

19. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Ira Thabrew, Sri Ranjani Sivapalan. “Comparative Standardization of Siddha Medicated oil: Thalangai Ennai, a Poly Herbal Formulation”, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP), Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2016: pp. 713-719.

2015

20. S. Vinotha, I. Thabrew, S. Sri Ranjani (2015). Phytochemical Screening of Various Extracts of Root of Withania Somnifera (L) Dunal, Archives of Business Research (ABR); 3(2): pp. 179-184.

21. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Ira Thabrewand Sri Ranjani Sivapalan, (2014). Standardization of Amukkirai Chooranam, a Traditional Herbal Preparation in Siddha System of Medicine, European Journal of Medicinal Plants (EJMP), SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2015; 5(2): 1-13. Article No- EJMP. 2015.013.

2014

22.  S. Vinotha, I. Thabrew, S. Sri Ranjani, “In-Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Two Selected Herbal Medicines”, International Journal of Medical, Health, Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Engineering, International Scholarly and Scientific research and Innovation, International Science Index, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET), Vol. 8, No: 12, 2014; pp. 732-737.

23. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Ira Thabrew, Sri Ranjani Sivapalan (2014). “STANDARDIZATION OF VELLARUGU CHOORANAM: A SIDDHA HERBAL DRUG”, International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research, 2014; 2(3): 44-53. Available online at: http://ijapr.in

24. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Ira Thabrew and Sri Ranjani Sivapalan. (2014). Comparative Phyto-Physicochemical Studies on Selected Medicinal Plants, Enicostemma littorale Blume and Withania Somnifera (L.) Dunal. International Journal of Medicinal chemistry and Analysis (IJMCA), Vol 4, Issue 1, pp. 46-52. Available at www.ijmca.com

2013

25.  S Vinotha, I Thabrew, S Sri Ranjani, (2013) – Preliminary Phytochemical Screening of Different Extracts of Whole Plant of Enicostemma littorale Blume. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 99-104.

26. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Ira Thabrew and Sri Ranjani Sivapalan. (2013). A Quality Assessment {Phyto, Physicochemical Profile} of root of Withania somnifera (Linn) Dunal, International Journal of Advances in Science and Technology (IJAST), Vol. 7, No.1, July 2013, pp. 64-72. Available at www.ijast.org

27. Vinotha Sanmugarajah, Ira Thabrew and Sri Ranjani Sivapalan. (2013). Phyto, Physicochemical Standardization of Medicinal Plant Enicostemma Littorale, Blume, International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR) Journal of Pharmacy, Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2013, pp. 52-58. Available at www.iosrphr.org

Action research                                                

Sanmugarajah, V., Learning Problems among the Siddha Medical Students, Action research (Portfolio) for the Staff Induction Course, Staff Developing Centre, University of Jaffna, 2010; 1-55

Academic Presentations                                       

Presentation done about “Literature Survey on Amukkira (Withania somnifera) Plant” for the Staff Induction Course, 2010.