An attempt was made to analyse the antimicrobial potential of 2 medicinally important plants viz., Lagerstroemia indica and Annona reticulata leaf extracts against human bacterial pathogens viz., Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus auerus, Salmonella typhi, Proteus vulgaris and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrobial study was carried out by disc diffusion method against the pathogens by using ...

The study investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms of ethanol extract of Annona muricata. L induced liver cancer cell apoptosis. The anti-proliferative effect of ethanol extract of Annona muricata. L was evaluated by MTT assay. Flow cytometry was used to detect the cell cycle and apoptosis. TUNEL assay was used to confirm cell apoptosis. DCFH-DA fluorescent probe can detect the level of...

Plants been one of the important sources of medicines since the beginning of human civilization. There is a growing demand for plant based medicines, health products, pharmaceuticals, food supplements, cosmetics etc. Annona squamosa Linn is a multipurpose tree with edible fruits & is a source one of the medicinal & industrial products. Annona squamosa Linn is used as an antioxidant, antidiabeti...

Diabetes mellitus is characterized by persistent fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels due to inability of the body cells to utilize glucose properly. Though drugs are plenty for the treatment of diabetes, none is found to be ideal due to undesirable side effects and diminution after prolonged use. Hence, search for novel drugs, especially from plant origin continues. Based on folkloric...

Objectives: Infectious diseases caused by bacteria are a leading cause of death worldwide. Hence, the objectives study aimed to evaluate antibacterial activity against five human pathogenic methanolic extracts from 66 plants collected Vietnam.
 Methods: The broth microdilution method was used determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) methanol plant species bacterial strains.
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