Volume 13, Issue 4

· pp. 151–209 · 6 articles

In this issue

Review
A Review of Ayurvedic Principles and the use of Ayurvedic Plants to Control Diarrhoea and Gastrointestinal Infections
Gagan Tiwana, Ian Edwin Cock, Matthew James Cheesman
pp. 152–162 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.4.25 · Published
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), diarrhoea is the second leading cause of death in children under the age of five. It is a common symptom associated with gastrointestinal bacterial infections. Many antib…
Review
Potential Use of Helicteres isora L. in Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review of Scientific Literature
Kamatchi Sundara Saravanan, Radhakrishnan Gowri, Karthik Kumar Ramesh, Sanjana Shetty, Soubhagya Maity
pp. 163–168 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.4.26 · Published
Introduction: Plant-based medicines have been in use over the years for the management and treatment of various ailments including diabetes. The current study was undertaken to explore and compile the research evidence o…

Article
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud. Leaf Extracts Lack Anti-bacterial Activity and are Non-toxic in vitro
Getmore Rumbudzai Chikowe, Lindiwe Nomathemba Mpala, Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 169–175 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.4.27 · Published
Introduction:The recent development of extensively antibiotic resistant bacteria has necessitated the search for novel anti-bacterial compounds. An examination of aromatic plants and traditional medicines is an attractiv…
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Anti-microbial Activity of Rubus idaeus L. Leaf Extracts in Combination with Antibiotics against Bacterial Triggers of Selected Autoimmune Diseases
Chen Zhang, Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 176–186 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.4.28 · Published
Background:Rubus idaeus L. leaves have been used in traditional healing systems for the treatment of morning sickness, easing labour pains and for preventing miscarriage. Whilst few studies have examined the leaves of th…

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Shadowed by Giants: Desert Plants Versus Rainforest Plants as Targets for Novel Antibacterial Drug Discovery
Mitchell Henry Wright, Ian Edwin Cock
pp. 187–206 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.4.29 · Published
The escalating global crisis of bacterial resistance to antibiotics poses a threat to public health. Urgent measures are required to identify novel antibacterial treatments. Multidrug-resistant bacterial strains limit th…

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Rhododendron subarcticum Leaf Essential Oil is Effective against Drug-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum and may therefore be Useful for Malaria Prophylaxis
Ian E Cock
pp. 207 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.4.30 · Published
A Canadian research team recently published a study in ACS Omega reporting that an essential oil produced using Rhododendron subarcticum leaves was effective at inhibiting the growth of Plasmodium falciparium parasites (…