Volume 6, Issue 2

Original Article

1. Article

   Toxicological evaluation of Moringa oleifera Lam seeds and leaves in Wistar rats

   Ajayi Temitayo Olayemi, Moody Jones Olanrewaju, Akintayo Christopher Oloruntoba

   pp. 100–111 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.2.8 · Published

   Miracle tree (Moringa oleifera) as it is popularly called, has been found useful both medicinally and economically. Its consumption both in the raw and as processed preparations has increased a great deal thus making the…

2. Article

   Kakadu plum in the treatment of Giardiasis

   Mitchell Henry Wright

   pp. 112–114 · DOI: · Published

   Giardiasis (caused by protozoal parasites of the genus Giardia) is a crip- pling gastrointestinal disease. A recent report by researchers at Griffith University, Australia has reported that extracts prepared from Termi- …

3. Article

   Evaluation of Analgesic, Antipyretic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Ethanol Extract from a Fern Species Macrothelypteris Torresiana (Gaudich) Aerial Parts

   Sumanta Mondal, Debjit Ghosh, Seru Ganapaty, Onkar Manna, Mora Venkata Reddy, Vankayalapati Revanth

   pp. 57–63 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.2.2 · Published

   Introduction:Macrothelypteris torresiana is a species of fern native to tropical and subtropical region and belonging to family Thelypteridaceae. The present study was conducted to evaluate antipyretic, analgesic and ant…

4. Article

   Study on the Temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate and Electrocardiogram of concomitant administration of Maytenus macrocarpa “Chuchuhuasi” and Propranolol in escalating doses

   Zambrano-Huailla Rommel, Zambrano-Huailla Alexander, Wong-Peréz Karelya, García-Berrocal Jorge, Velit-Bassino Tiara, Zevallos-Gonzáles Dayana, Mujica-Calderón José, Salazar-Granara Alberto

   pp. 64–71 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.2.3 · Published

   Background:Previous studies of Maytenus macrocarpa “Chuchuhuasi” and linked species have corroborated their biological effects related to cardiovascular, respiratory, and others systems. This research has focused on eval…

5. Article

   Wound Healing Efficacy of Mimusops elengi L. Flowers in Albino Wistar rats using Excision wound model

   Sunita Shailajan, Deepti Gurjar

   pp. 72–79 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.2.4 · Published

   Introduction: Mimusops elengi L. (Sapotaceae), known as Bakul in Ayurveda, is an evergreen tree found throughout India. M. elengi flowers (MEF) are reported to possess immunomodulatory, hepatoprotective, skin whitening, …

6. Article

   Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts from Native Plants of Temperate Australia

   Sarah M. Wigmore, Mani Naiker, David C. Bean

   pp. 80–84 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.2.5 · Published

   Introduction:Significant effort has been invested in looking at the antimicrobial activity of plant extracts from tropical regions of Australia, with less interest in those from more temperate environments. We sought to …

7. Article

   Qualitative Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity Evaluation of Indian Terminalia spp. Against the Pharyngitis causing pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes

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

   pp. 85–92 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.2.6 · Published

   Introduction:Streptococcus pyogenes is a gram-positive, pathogenic bacterium which causes a variety of diseases including streptococcal phar- yngitis, impetigo and rheumatic heart disease, depending on which tissue it in…

8. Article

   Growth Inhibitory Activity of Selected High Antioxidant Australian Syzygium Species Against the Food Poisoning and Tissue Necrotic Pathogen Clostridium perfringens

   Mitchell Henry Wright, Cameron Jay Lee, Charmaine Estelle Pollock, Anthony Carlson Greene, Ian Edwin Cock

   pp. 93–99 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2016.2.7 · Published

   Introduction:Clostridium perfringens is a gram positive pathogen which is an etiological agent in Clostridial myonecrosis and enteritis necroticans. Unless promptly treated, C. perfringens infections may result in tissue…