Pharmacognosy Communications
Volume 7, Issue 1
· pp. 1–64 · 8 articles
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Published
- Pages
- 1–64
- Articles
- 8
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- Print - 2249-0159 | Online - 2249-0167
- Journal
- PC
In this issue
Original Article
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Australian Acacia spp. extracts as natural food preservatives: Growth inhibition of food spoilage and food poisoning bacteria
Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 4–15 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.1.2 · Published
Introduction: A. auriculiformis, A. disparrima and A. leptoloba are native Australian Acacia spp. which were used as both foods and medicines by the first Australians. Infusions and decoctions produced from leaves and ba…
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Eupomatia laurina R. Br. fruit solvent extractions inhibit the growth of a panel of pathogenic bacteria
Krystal Bryant, Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 16–23 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.1.3 · Published
Introduction: Eupomatia laurina are trees native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. The fruit of this species are consumed as a bushfood. Infusions and decoctions produced from leaves and bark have reputed antiseptic pro…
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In vitro evaluation of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Asparagus aphyllus L., Crataegus azarolus L., and Ephedra alata Decne.in monocultures and co-cultures of HepG2 and THP-1-derived macrophages
Abdalsalam Kmail, Badiaa Lyoussi, Hilal Zaid, Hamada Imtara, Bashar Saad
pp. 24–33 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.1.4 · Published
Introduction:Asparagus aphyllus L.,Crataegus azarolus L., and Ephedra alata Decne.have been used in traditional Greco-Arab herbal medicine to treat various metabolic and inflammatory diseases. However, to our knowl- edge…
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Evaluation of antifungal activity and cytotoxicity of Thymus vulgaris essential oil
Mohammed Hamed Al-Shahrani, Maysa Mahfoud, Riyasdeen Anvarbatcha, Md Tanwir Athar, Abdulrahman Al Asmari
pp. 34–40 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.1.5 · Published
Objective:To evaluate the antimicrobial properties of Thymus vulgaris against seven pathogenic fungi strains and its cytotoxic effect on a human breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231) Methods: The susceptibility test was c…
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Antiplasmodial Activities of the Stem bark Extract and Compounds of Zanthoxylum gilletii (De wild) P.G. Waterman
Leonidah Kerubo Omosa, Evans Kenanda Okemwa
pp. 41–46 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.1.6 · Published
Introduction:Multidrug resistance remains a major obstacle hindering successful antimalarial chemotherapy. In the current study, 50% metha- nol in dichloromethane extract and six compounds from the stem bark of Zanthoxyl…
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Pyrazole, Isoxazoline and Bypyrimidine Derivatives from Polygonum senegalense and Psiadia punctulata Flavonoids and their Anti-Microbial Activities
Evans Okemwa Kenanda, Leonidah Kerubo Omosa
pp. 47–52 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.1.7 · Published
Currently, researchers have given special attention to the synthesis of hetero cyclic compounds with nitrogen and oxygen five in five or sixmembered ring systems. This is mainly due to their wide range of biological a…
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Semi-Synthetic Pyrazoline Derivatives from Polygonum senegalense Chalcones and their Anti-Microbial Activities
Evans Okemwa Kenanda, Leonidah Kerubo Omosa
pp. 53–60 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2017.1.8 · Published
This paper describes the semi-synthesis and anti-microbial activity of novel pyrazoline derivatives of Polygonum senegalense chalcones. The study was carried out on the understanding that heterocycles with pyrazoline rin…
The Janus Corner
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Identification of the anticancer mechanism of the traditional Chinese medicine compound kushen injection
I.E. Cock
pp. 61–62 · DOI: · Published
Compound Kushen injection (CKI) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation composed of aqueous Sophorae flavescentis Aiton root and Smilax glabrae Roxb. rhizome extracts. It has traditionally been used as an ant…