Volume 7, Issue 3

Mitchell Henry Wright, Anthony Carlson Greene, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 108–113 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.3.16 · 2017

Introduction: Yersinia enterocolitica is a major cause of food poisoning through contaminated meat products, causing the acute gastrointestinal disease yersiniosis. Many Terminalia spp. have documented therapeutic proper…

Bharathi T.R., Noor Mohamed Jameel, Behrouz Jalali Ghassam, Shrisha Naik Bajpe, Prakash HS

pp. 114–120 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.3.17 · 2017

Introduction: Memecylon talbotianum Brandis, (Melastomataceae) is an indigenous medicinal plant used in ethno-medicine including Ayurveda. However, the potential of this plant in controlling diabetes has not yet been eva…

Getmore Rumbudzai Chikowe, Lindiwe Nomathemba Mpala, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 121–128 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.3.18 · 2017

Introduction: Kunzea flavescens C.T.White & W.D.Francis is a shrub that is native to eastern Australia. Several Kunzea spp. have been used as tradi- tional medicines against bacterial pathogens. Despite this, K. flavesce…

Aiden Joshua Wood, Kane McManus, Mitchell Henry Wright, Anthony Carlson Greene, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 129–136 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.3.19 · 2017

Background:Extracts produced from S. australe and S. luehmannii fruit and leaves are potent growth inhibitors of many bacterial pathogens. They may also inhibit the growth of malodour producing bacteria and thus be usefu…

Mitchell Henry Wright, Derek Anthony Pica II

pp. 137–138

The Oceanic region is a botanically-rich area comprising four main regions; Australia, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. Recently, a review was published that describes several region-specific plants significant in th…