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Pharmacognosy Communications

Volume 9, Issue 4

· pp. 123–154 · 6 articles

Volume
9
Issue
4
Published
Pages
123–154
Articles
6
Sections
2
ISSN
Print - 2249-0159 | Online - 2249-0167
Journal
PC
Original ArticleThe Janus Corner

In this issue

Original Article

  1. Article

    Preliminary Evaluations of the Antibacterial Activity of Tasmannia lanceolata against Bacillus anthracis: Natural Resource Probing to Prevent Anthrax

    Cameron Jay Lee, Mitchell Henry Wright, Anthony Carlson Greene, Huda Aldosary, Ian Edwin Cock

    pp. 124–129 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.4.26 · Published

    Introduction: Bacillus anthracis is bacterial cause of the highly fatal, zoonotic disease anthrax. Tasmanian pepper (Tasmannia lanceolata) has been previously documented for its antiseptic properties against other pathog…

  2. Article

    Cordyline rubra Otto and A. Dietr. Leaf and Fruit Extracts Lack Antibacterial Activity and are Non-toxic in vitro

    Lindy Mpala, Getmore Chikowe, Ian Edwin Cock

    pp. 130–134 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.4.27 · Published

    Introduction: The development of bacterial strains that are resistant to multiple antibiotics has made the development of new antibiotics a priority for medical research. Traditional plant medicines are important leads f…

  3. Article

    Corilagin: First Time Isolation from the Whole Plant of Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L.

    Abhilash Kochumadhavan, Priyanka Mangal, LM Sharath Kumar, Badugu Madhura Meenakshi, Babu Uddagiri Venkanna, Ganesh Muguli

    pp. 135–138 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.4.28 · Published

    Introduction: Corilagin, an ellagitannin (chemical name β-1-O-galloyl-3,6- (R)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-d-glucose), was previously reported from other species of Phyllanthus except Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L. Therefore, t…

  4. Article

    Hematopoietic Effect of Amaranthus cruentus Extract on Cyclophosphamide Induced Toxicity in Rats

    Stuti Pandey, Aditya Ganeshpurkar, Nazneen Dubey

    pp. 139–142 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.4.29. · Published

    Introduction: Amaranthus cruentus (Amaranthaceae) is one of the popularly grown leafy vegetables in the Indian subcontinent. The leaves of the plant are rich in polyphenols, tannins, flavonoids, steroids, terpenoids, sap…

  5. Article

    The Growth Inhibitory Activity of Tasmannia lanceolata (Poir.) A.C. Sm against the Food-poisoning Pathogen Yersinia enterocolitica

    Huda Aldosary, Mitchell Henry Wright, Cameron Jay Lee, Anthony Carlson Greene, Ian Edwin Cock

    pp. 143–148 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.4.30. · Published

    Introduction: Yersinia enterocolitica is a major source of food poisoning via the consumption of contaminated meat products, causing acute gastroenteric yersiniosis. Tasmannia lanceolata has been widely documented for it…

The Janus Corner

  1. Article

    Traditional Botanical Treatments for Mycosis Show Promise as Novel Agents for the Treatment of a Variety of Fungal Skin Pathologies

    Ian Edwin Cock

    pp. 149–151 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2019.4.31. · Published

    A recent study published in The FASEB Journal identified a C. sativum leaf component which is a potent activator of KCNQ channels.1 C. sativum leaves (Figure 1) have long been used as anticonvulsants to treat neurologica…