Volume 6, Issue 3

Original Article

1. Article

   Standardized extract of Mangifera indica L. leaves as an antimycobacterial and immunomodulatory agent

   Sunita Shailajan, Sasikumar Menon, Savita Kulkarni, Bhavesh Tiwari

   pp. 137–147 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.3.3 · Published

   Background: Mangifera indica L.; the largest fruit-tree found in India, is an important component of indigenous medical systems. Mangifera indica L. leaves (MIL) have been reported to possess various biological activitie…

2. Article

   Additional studies on the antifungal activity of a methanol extract of Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa and Octadecyl p-Coumarates

   Eugene Sebastian John Nidiry, Girija Ganeshan, Ankanahalli Narayanashetty Lokesha, Nanjundagowda Ramachandran

   pp. 148–151 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.3.4 · Published

   Background: Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa is a plant native to South America, but sparsely distributed in India and Bangladesh. Aphrodisiac, purgative, cathartic and sore curing properties have been attributed to the p…

3. Article

   Bioactive constituents of Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell: A pharmacognistic approach towards the prevention and treatment of yersiniosis

   Mitchell Henry Wright, Megan Sarah Jean Arnold, Huda Aldosary, Joseph Sirdaarta, Anthony Carlson Greene, Ian Edwin Cock

   pp. 152–163 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.3.5 · Published

   Introduction: Yersinia enterocolitica is a facultatively anaerobic gram negative bacterium which contaminates meat products causing the acute gastrointestinal disease yersiniosis. Terminalia ferdinandiana (Kakadu plum, g…

4. Article

   Inhibition of Streptococcus pyogenes growth by native Australian plants: New approaches towards the management of impetigo, pharyngitis and rheumatic heart disease

   Cameron Jay Lee, Mitchell Henry Wright, Megan Sarah Jean Arnold, Anthony Carlson Greene, Ian Edwin Cock

   pp. 164–173 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.3.6 · Published

   Introduction: Streptococcus pyogenes can cause a variety of diseases including streptococcal pharyngitis, impetigo and rheumatic heart dis- ease, dependant on which tissue it infects. Many Australian plants have document…

5. Article

   An Evaluation of the Antibacterial, Anti-Giardial, Anticancer and Toxicity Properties of Selected Nut Extracts

   Pauline Lebaratoux, Joseph Sirdaarta, Paran Rayan, Pauline Ann McDonnell, Ian Edwin Cock

   pp. 174–184 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.3.7 · Published

   Background:Foods with high oil and fatty acid contents have been linked with a variety of medicinal properties including bacterial growth inhibition, anti-Giardial activity and the inhibition of cancer cell proliferation…