Volume 12, Issue 2

Uswatun Khasanah, Novia Ariani, Yumna Nadya Aprilia, Sri Winarsih

pp. 40–43 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.2.10 · 2022

Background:Strychnos lucida R. Br. is used empirically by people in Eastern Indonesia to treat malaria symptoms. The Indonesian government has set a decrease in malaria morbidity as a long-term target. This study aimed t…

Xing Wang, Ian E. Cock

pp. 44–51 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.2.11 · 2022

Background:Artemisia annua L. has been used traditionally to treat numerous infectious diseases, including many caused by bacterial pathogens. However, A. annua extracts are yet to be tested for the ability to inhibit th…

Chahira Retem, Samir Djemli, Fella Chebbah, Ines Refes, Amina Djouini, Bairi Abdelmadjid

pp. 52–55 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.2.12 · 2022

Background: Stress is a strain on our mental and physical functions caused by various aversive and harmful events, inducing adaptive biological responses. However, if a stressful situation is too intense or persists over…

Jason Batten, Ian E Cock

pp. 56–64 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.2.13 · 2022

Background: Apium graveolens L. (commonly known as celery) seeds have been used traditionally to treat a variety of conditions including bacterial infections and inflammation. There is also considerable recent interest i…

Audric Puisais, Ian E Cock

pp. 65–73 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.2.14 · 2022

Background: Curcumin, lupeol and piperine are phytochemical constituents of multiple plants that are used traditionally to treat inflammation, including for treating autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Despite this, relati…

Aiden Wood, Ian E Cock

pp. 74–83 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.2.15 · 2022

Introduction: Tasmannia spp. extracts inhibit the growth of many bacterial pathogens. They may also inhibit the growth of malodour producing bacteria and thus be useful deodorant components, although this is yet to be te…

I E Cock

pp. 84–85 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.2.16 · 2022

Age-related macula degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in aging people, with 170 million people globally estimated to suffer from AMD (as reviewed in).1 A recent study published in the journal Nutrient…