Volume 8, Issue 2

Joseph Shalom, Paran Rayan, Reece Courtney, Pauline Ann McDonnell, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 60–65 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.2.13 · 2018

Introduction:Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell. is an endemic Australian plant which is known for its exceptionally high antioxidant content. The fruit is a nutritional food and the leaves and kinos were used in Australian …

Haydon Maas, Ian Edwin Cock

pp. 66–74 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.2.14 · 2018

Background:Roots from Glycyrrhiza glabra L. are known for their anti- inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. This study focuses on the growth inhibitory activity of G. glabra root extracts against some bacterial trig…

Antony Letoyah Yiaile, James Mucunu Mbaria, Isaac Mpapuluu Ole-Mapenay, Mitchel Otieno Okumu, Abdi Hussein Hadun, Jared Misonge Onyancha

pp. 75–80 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.2.15 · 2018

Background: The use of conventional cancer medication is limited by cytotoxicity on normal cells, intolerability of the drugs used and emergence of aggressive tumors which do not respond to treatment. Herbal alternatives…

Abdi Hussein Hadun, James Mucunu Mbaria, Gabriel Oluga Aboge, Mitchel Otieno Okumu, Antony Letoyah Yiaile

pp. 81–85 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.2.16 · 2018

Introduction: At present, acyclovir is commercially available as the drug of choice for managing herpes simplex type I (HSV-1) viral infection. However, the high prevalence of the infection coupled with the emergence of …

Wenjing Lai, Jianan Chen, Ian Edwin Cock, Matthew J. Cheesman

pp. 86–92 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.2.17 · 2018

Background: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal roots are known for their anti-inflammatory and rejuvenative properties. This study focuses on the growth inhibitory activity of W. somnifera root extracts against some bacte- ri…

I.E. Cock

pp. 93–94 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2018.2.18 · 2018

Coccinia grandis (L.) fruit (commonly known as ivy gourd) is a compo- nent of Bengali cuisine and is also prized for its medicinal properties. The gourd is reputed to maintain a healthy digestive tract by maintain- ing t…