Volume 14, Issue 1

Kavya Shree Basappa, Sri Raghava, Sharanaiah Umesha

pp. 2–12 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.2 · 2024

As old as humanity itself, medicinal plants have been used to treat illnesses. The use of medicinal herbs has not decreased despite any scientific advancement. The history of the relationship between mankind and the sear…

Muhammad Jawad Yousaf Zai, Matthew James Cheesman, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 13–23 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.3 · 2024

The genus Terminalia contains some of the most widely used plants in traditional medicine. Many species possess antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, antiprotozoal, analgesic, antidiarrheal, antioxidant, antimalarial, an…

Yixue Jiang, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 24–33 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.4 · 2024

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…

Lindiwe Mpala, Getmore Chikowe, Ian Cock

pp. 34–40 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.5 · 2024

Introduction: Closely related plant species often share similar secondary metabolites and bioactivities and are therefore good targets for bioactivity testing when one or more species within a genus are known to possess …

Mitchell Henry Wright

pp. 41–43 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.6 · 2024

cyanobacterial chemistry and the compounds that have antibacterial activity.1 This paper addresses a significant gap in current antimicrobial research by shedding light on the relatively underexplored potential of cyanob…