Volume 6, Issue 4

Krystal Bryant, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 194–203 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.4.2 · 2016

Introduction: B. myrtifolia and S. anisatum are native Australian trees with uses as traditional medicines and bushfoods. Essential oils produced from leaves of these species have reputed antiseptic properties. Despite t…

Xiaohong Wang, Jiayu Zhang, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 204–214 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.4.3 · 2016

Background: The consumption of high antioxidant foods has been linked with a decreased incidence of some cancers and inflammatory diseases. Some high antioxidant foods also inhibit the growth of a variety of bacterial pa…

Lindiwe Nomathemba Mpala, Getmore Rumbudzai Chikowe, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 215–224 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.4.4 · 2016

Introduction: Leptospermum longifolium (C.T. White & W.D. Francis) S.T. Blake, Leptospermum petersonii Bailey and Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel are aromatic native Australian trees with uses as tradition…

Tumkur Ramasetty Bharathi, Shailasree Sekhar, Kigga Kadappa Sampath Kumara, Mudalabeedu Chandregowda Madhusudhan, Harishchandra Sripathy Prakash

pp. 225–231 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.4.5 · 2016

Introduction: UPLC based metabolite profiling was employed to evaluate the chemical constituents of Memecylon talbotianum Brandis extract and its antibacterial activity was studied in vitro. Methods: Methanol extracts of…

Pavan Rangahanumaiah, Ravishankar Vittal Rai, Asma Saqhib, Lydia Jothi, Marula Siddha Swamy, Chandrakant Shivappa Karigar, Shailasree Sekhar

pp. 232–237 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.4.6 · 2016

Several studies are in progress worldwide to find natural healing agents with better safety profiles. Our current study aimed to screen and evaluate Eryngium foetidum Linn. bioactives reported for therapeutic drug discov…

Lou Vallette, Camille Rabadeaux, Joseph Sirdaarta, Craig Davis, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 238–254 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.4.7 · 2016

Background: Tasmannia lanceolata is an endemic Australian plant with a high anti-oxidant capacity. Liquid solvent extractions of T. lanceolata inhibit bacterial growth and block proliferation of several carcinomas and th…

I.E. Cock

pp. 255–258

Recent studies have reported that extracts prepared from the medicinal plants Cistus incanus and Pelargonium sidoides prevent HIV from binding to human cells, thereby preventing it from those infecting cells.1,2 The extr…