Volume 15, Issue 3

· pp. 87–150 · 3 articles

In this issue

Review
A Review of the Antibacterial Properties and Phytochemistry of Selected Ayurvedic Plants against Gastrointestinal Bacterial Pathogens
Gagan Tiwana, Matthew James Cheesman, Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 88–124 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2025.3.15 · Published
Background: Traditional Ayurvedic medicine offers a promising and largely untapped resource for the development of novel antibacterial therapies, especially in the context of gastrointestinal (GI) infections, which are i…

Article
Syzygium australe (H.L. Wendl.) B. Hyland and Syzygium leuhmannii (F. Muell.) L.A.S. Johnson Fruit and Leaf Extracts Inhibit Proliferation in Caco2 and HeLa Cell Lines
Joseph Shalom, Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 125–140 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2025.3.16 · Published
Background: Syzygium australe (H.L.Wendl.) B.Hyland and Syzygium leuhmannii (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson fruit and leaves have high antioxidant capacities and high levels of therapeutic phytochemicals. Despite this, the anti…
Article
Ficus racemosa L. Leaf Extracts Inhibit the Growth of the Acne Vulgaris Causing Bacterium Cutibacterium acnes
Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 141–148 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2025.3.17 · Published
Introduction: Acne vulgaris is a skin condition that mostly adolescents, although it also afflicts some adults. Medicinal plant extracts may provide leads for the development of new topical and/or oral therapies for acne…