BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is an infectious communicable disease and the causative agent of the disease has over the years developed resistance to streamline chemotherapeutic agents with dire consequences and there is a need for development of new and more potent alternatives. METHODS Constituents of leaves material of Combretum heroroense, Citrus lemon and Apodytes dimidiata were serially extra...

Fungi of the genus Fusarium are economically significant pathogens in most wheat-growing regions worldwide. The biocontrol agents Bacillus velezensis BZR 336 g and 517 were tested for growth inhibition F. graminearum 4. results demonstrated that strains capable deforming destroying hyphae. modified bioautography technique showed produce iturin A surfactin, which probably explains mechanism path...

Trichophyton rubrum is the most common causative agent of anthropophilic dermatophytosis worldwide. Treatment can use natural ingredients. In Indonesia, several medicinal plants have been used, one which red galangal (Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Sch). This study aims to determine effectiveness rhizome chloroform extract on growth rubrum. a True Experiment with Posttest Only With Control Grou...

For more than 1000 years green tea has been used in China and Japan as a medical herb and a healthful beverage. The traditional Chinese medicine has recommended this plant for headaches, body aches and pains, digestion, depression, detoxification, as an energizer and, in general, to prolong life. Tea is made from young shoots and leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis (Willson and Clifford 1992;...

Gy. Horváth: Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical School, University of Pécs, Rókus u. 2., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary B. Kocsis: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12., H-7624 Pécs, Hungary É. Lemberkovics and A. Böszörményi: Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26., H-1085 Budapest, Hungary P.G....

New information has come to light about the biological activity of propolis and the quality of natural products which requires a rapid and reliable assessment method such as High Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) fingerprinting. This study investigates chromatographic and chemometric approaches for determining the antimicrobial activity of propolis of Serbian origin against various ...