Volume 15, Issue 4

Jinwoo Kim, Ian Edwin Cock, Matthew James Cheesman

pp. 153–162 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2025.4.20 · 2025

Introduction: Ptaeroxylon obliquum (Thunb.) Radlk. That is a medium tree native to South Africa. It has been traditionally used for centuries to treat a wide range of disorders. Objectives: This study reviews the pharmac…

Joseph Shalom, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 163–171 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2025.4.21 · 2025

Background: High antioxidant foods have been linked to multiple therapeutic properties, including the anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Despite this, the anticancer activities of many Australian native plants …

Veronica Winnett, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 172–178 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2025.4.22 · 2025

Introduction: Streptococcus pyogenes is a gram positive pathogenic bacterium which causes a variety of diseases including streptococcal pharyngitis, impetigo and rheumatic heart disease, depending on which tissue it infe…

Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 179–185 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2025.4.23 · 2025

Introduction: Acne vulgaris is a skin conditions that affects most adolescents and also afflicts some adults. Medicinal plant extracts may provide leads for the development of new topical and/ or oral therapies for acnes…

Ian E Cock

pp. 186–187 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2025.4.24 · 2025

The use of medicinal cannabis in patients with chronic illnesses has risen significantly in recent years globally, particularly in people suffering from chronic illnesses. A recent study Published in PLOS One examined th…