Volume 14, Issue 4

Joy Gararawa Usman, Usman Ngamarju Gadzama, Ishaku Leo Elisha, Monday Michael Onakpa, Olatunde Peter Ajagbonna, Saka Sanni

pp. 138–143 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.4.23 · 2024

Background: Plants' secondary metabolites have great potential as anti-oxidants for slowing or alleviating various diseases. Cucumis metuliferus E. Mey. Ex. Naudin Curcubitaceae has been consumed by man and animals as fo…

Audric Puisais, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 144–154 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.4.24 · 2024

Background: Curcumin, lupeol and piperine are plant compounds that have been reported to be effective against numerous medical conditions, including inflammation and against pathogenic infections. However, these compound…

Kun Wang, Mengqi Xiao, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 155–167 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.4.25 · 2024

Introduction:An increase in antibiotic resistance and a corresponding decrease in antimicrobial drug discovery have focused researchers on alternative therapies, including plant-based medicines. However, synergistic comb…

Veronica Winnett, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 168–174 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.4.26 · 2024

Background: Tasmannia lanceolata (Poir.) A.C. Sm. pepper berries were used as a nutritious food and natural medicine by the first Australians. This study focuses on the growth inhibitory activity of T. lanceolata pepper …

Cindy Nguyen, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 175–184 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.4.27 · 2024

Background: Hamamelis virginiana L. leaves were used traditionally to treat bacterial infections and inflammation. Despite the traditional uses, relatively few studies have examined the ability of H. virginiana leaf extr…

Ian E Cock

pp. 185–186 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.4.28 · 2024

Approximately 500 years ago, the Swiss philosopher Paracelsus noted that the dose was the important factor in toxicity and that medicines were in fact toxins used at therapeutic doses. Based on that principle, there is a…