Volume 11, Issue 4

Grettel Solís Vindas, Marianela Chavarría-Rojas, Rolando Vargas Zúñiga, Gustavo Carazo Berrocal, Gustavo Carazo Berrocal, German Madrigal Redondo

pp. 177–178 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2021.4.36 · 2021

Introduction:Ginseng has been used since ancient times, for its medicinal properties. This plant comes from the genus Panax, and the most representative species are Panax quinquefolium, Panax ginseng, and Panax notoginse…

Nan Zhao, Lejia Wang, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 195–204 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2021.4.39 · 2021

Introduction:An increase in antibiotic resistance and a corresponding decrease in antimicrobial discovery have directed researchers towards alternative therapies, including plant based medicines. However, synergistic com…

Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur, Anwarul Hassan Gilani

pp. 205–209 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2021.4.40 · 2021

Objectives: Aspalathus linearis (Burm. f.) R. Dahlgren, or rooibos as it is commonly known, is a local plant of South Africa. The plant is used tradi tionally in gastrointestinal (GI) conditions like diarrhoea, colic, an…

Shagun Dubey Upadhyay, Shivani Lodha, Yusra Ahmad, Seema Kohli, R.K Sharma

pp. 182–185 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2021.4.37 · 2021

Objective:Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word that literally means “the scripture for longevity”. It epitomizes an ancient system of traditional medicine founded in India which is 5000 years old. The review aims to explore the v…

Ziang Cao, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 186–194 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2021.4.38 · 2021

Background:Antibiotic drugs have been widely applied in the treatment of bacterial infections. However, with the overuse and unreasonable adoption of antibiotics, a variety of bacteria have developed resistance to common…

Sudha Kiran, Guat Siew Chew, Joel Benjamin Johnson, Janice Sandra Mani, Lara Wakeling, Andrew Portman, Mani Naiker

pp. 210–213 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2021.4.41 · 2021

Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the leading cause of primary liver cancer with its prevalence continuing to rise. Although the number of cases continues to rise in both developing and developed countries,…

I.E. Cock

pp. 214 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2021.4.42 · 2021

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was used effectively to treat previous coronavirus outbreaks with minimal side-effects and several TCMs have been highlighted as potential treatments for COVID-19. In particular, Glycyr…