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Pharmacognosy Communications

Volume 9, Issue 2

· pp. 38–83 · 6 articles

Volume
9
Issue
2
Published
Pages
38–83
Articles
6
Sections
2
ISSN
Print - 2249-0159 | Online - 2249-0167
Journal
PC
Original ArticleThe Janus Corner

In this issue

Original Article

  1. Article

    Callistemon linearis Schrad. and J.C. Wendl. Extracts Inhibit the Growth of Gram-Positive Bacteria but have no Effect on Gram Negative Bacteria

    Getmore Chikowe, Lindiwe Mpala, Ian Edwin Cock

    pp. 39–46 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.2.10. · Published

    Introduction: The development of multi-antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria has necessitated the search for new effective antibacterial therapies. Many Callistemon spp. were used traditionally to treat pathogenic ill…

  2. Article

    The Inhibitory Activity of Mischarytera lauteriana (F.M.Bailey) Leaf Extracts against a Panel of Bacterial Pathogens

    Lindiwe Mpala, Getmore Chikowe, Ian Edwin Cock

    pp. 47–53 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.2.11. · Published

    Introduction: The development of multi-antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria has necessitated the search for new, effective antibacterial therapies. M. lauteriana was used by Australian Aborigines as a nutritious food…

  3. Article

    Characterization of the, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant Activity of Proteins from Prosopis cineraria Leaves

    Mayank Kulshreshtha, Karuna Shanker Shukla, Garima Tiwari, Manjul Pratap Singh

    pp. 54–58 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.2.12. · Published

    Introdutction:The present study was designed to screen out the different proteins from Prosopis cineraria (Leaves), known as Shammi (Family Fabaceae) and characterize them by IR, NMR and mass spectroscopy and evaluation …

  4. Article

    Rapid Screening using GIBEX Screens-to-nature System of Ethnomedicinal Plants from Ngong Forest, Kenya for Potency against Infectious Diseases and Antioxidant Activities: A Qualitative Study

    Leonidah Kerubo Omosa, Beatrice Amugune, Peggoty Mutai, Esther Karumu, Nilian Mukungu, Martha Induli, Francisca Kama-Kama, Victor Kuete

    pp. 59–74 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.2.13. · Published

    Introduction: Plants from Kenyan flora are traditionally used to manage a number of ailments including; chronic and infectious disease, to bolster the body immunity and for general health protections. The current investi…

  5. Article

    Piper novae-hollandiae Miq. Leaf Extracts Lack Antibacterial Activity and are non-toxic in vitro

    Lindiwe Mpala, Getmore Chikowe, Ian Edwin Cock

    pp. 75–79 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.2.14. · 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 …

The Janus Corner

  1. Article

    Pharmacogenetic Investigations of Various Medicinal Plants against the Zoonotic Bacterium Bacillus anthracis

    Amelia Joy Toll Scheider

    pp. 80–81 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.2.15. · Published

    A thorough discussion of the research findings is beyond the scope of this review; however, the researchers indicate that growth of the bacterium could be significantly inhibited by several plant extracts. Furthermore, t…