Volume 14, Issue 1

· pp. 1–45 · 5 articles

In this issue

Review
Prevalence of Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties; Furthermore, a Miraculous Healing Plant in the Contemporary Time, Annona reticulata
Kavya Shree Basappa, Sri Raghava, Sharanaiah Umesha
pp. 2–12 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.2 · Published
As old as humanity itself, medicinal plants have been used to treat illnesses. The use of medicinal herbs has not decreased despite any scientific advancement. The history of the relationship between mankind and the sear…
Review
A Review of the Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Medicinal Properties of Australian Terminalia Species
Muhammad Jawad Yousaf Zai, Matthew James Cheesman, Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 13–23 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.3 · Published
The genus Terminalia contains some of the most widely used plants in traditional medicine. Many species possess antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, antiprotozoal, analgesic, antidiarrheal, antioxidant, antimalarial, an…

Article
Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg Root Extracts Inhibit the Growth Gastrointestinal Bacterial Pathogens and Potentiate the Activity of Conventional Antibiotics
Yixue Jiang, Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 24–33 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.4 · Published
Introduction:An increase in antibiotic resistance and a corresponding decrease in antimicrobial discovery have directed researchers towards alternative therapies, including plant-based medicines. However, synergistic com…
Article
Podocarpus elatus R.Br. Leaf Extracts are Ineffective Inhibitors of the Growth of a Panel of Bacterial Pathogens
Lindiwe Mpala, Getmore Chikowe, Ian Cock
pp. 34–40 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.5 · Published
Introduction: Closely related plant species often share similar secondary metabolites and bioactivities and are therefore good targets for bioactivity testing when one or more species within a genus are known to possess …

Article
The Potential of Cyanobacterial Compounds as Antibiotics
Mitchell Henry Wright
pp. 41–43 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2024.1.6 · Published
cyanobacterial chemistry and the compounds that have antibacterial activity.1 This paper addresses a significant gap in current antimicrobial research by shedding light on the relatively underexplored potential of cyanob…