Michelia Champaca (Magnoliaceae) is a large medicinal plant which is traditionally used against a number of diseases including inflammatory conditions. Antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activities of various extracts of Michelia Champaca Linn flowers were investigated in this study. The study was aimed at determining the antioxidant activity (reducing powers, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl...

Adherence of pathogens to extracellular matrix proteins and host cells is one of the essential steps in the microbial colonization of the human organism. The adhesion of C. glabrata, i.e. the second major causative agent of human disseminated candidiases after C. albicans, to the host epithelium mainly engages specific fungal cell wall proteins - epithelial adhesins (Epa) - in particular, Epa1,...

Background: Candidiasis, usually caused by Candida albicans is commonly found in clinical settings. Resistance of C. against antifungals an emerging issue. This study was aimed to determine the selected quantitative phytocomponent profile and evaluate effectiveness intaran (Azadiractha indica A. Juss) leaf extract from Bali inhibiting growth .Methods: experimental research conducted at Center f...

Background: This research deals with the indigenous medicinal plants used by rural population of Artvin-Borçka (Zorlu village), for treatment gynecological disorders. For this purpose, ethnomedicinal survey Zorlu village in Turkey was carried out during 2008-2009. Methods: In present study, a two-part made. The first part determined folk medicine Second were uses plants. Results: Local inhabita...

This study was conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the hexane and methanol extracts of the aboveground parts and roots of some Astragalus species grown in the vicinity of Erzurum, located in the eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The methanol extract, which was obtained from the aboveground parts of Astragalus species, exhibited mild free radical scavenging activity pro...