Volume 13, Issue 2

Kavya Shree Basappa, Sri Raghava, Sharan Umesha

pp. 50–63 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.10 · 2023

Endophytic fungi have attracted a lot of attention over the past century because of their capacity to produce novel bioactive chemicals with a variety of biological properties, which are then used for medical, pharmacolo…

Tianchen Cai, Ian E. Cock

pp. 64–73 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.11 · 2023

Background: Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. has been used traditionally to treat numerous diseases, including many caused by bacterial pathogens. However, E. prostrata extracts are yet to be tested for the ability to inhibit t…

Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur, Anwarul Hassan Gilani

pp. 74–86 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.12 · 2023

Objectives: Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is a popular edible herb consumed and known globally for its culinary and medicinal properties. Particularly in South Asia, the ginger rhizome is used in several Gastrointe…

Lindiwe Nomathemba Mpala, Getmore Rumbudzai Chikowe, Ian E. Cock

pp. 87–91 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.13 · 2023

Introduction:Due to the development of bacterial strains that are resistant to multiple antibiotics, the development of new antibiotic therapies has become a priority for medical research. Traditional plant medicines are…

Matthew J Cheesman, Sean R Alcorn, Ian E Cock

pp. 92–98 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.14 · 2023

Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Muti-Drug Resistant (MDR) pathogen that causes a myriad of infectious diseases. Limited evidence exists for antibacterial properties of extract preparations from the Virginian wi…

Israr Ahmed

pp. 99 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.15 · 2023

T his occasional section within the journal surveys visions and achievements, often not on the main track of the developing biomedical sciences, but all relating to discoveries and developments of medicinals – both ancie…