BACKGROUND This study evaluated the antibacterial activity of some plants used in folklore medicine to treat diarrhoea in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. METHODS The acetone extracts of Acacia mearnsii De Wild., Aloe arborescens Mill., A. striata Haw., Cyathula uncinulata (Schrad.) Schinz, Eucomis autumnalis (Mill.) Chitt., E. comosa (Houtt.) Wehrh., Hermbstaedtia odorata (Burch. ex ...

In clinical cholera, a 3-day course of antibiotic complements extensive rehydration therapy by reducing stool volume, shortening the illness, and averting death. However, antibiotic therapy, which has lifesaving implications for cholera, is often hindered due to multidrug resistance in Vibrio cholerae, the cause of cholera. Crude aqueous mixture and water soluble methanol extract from leaf and ...

Diarrhoeal diseases due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli continue to be a cause of global concern. Medicinal plants have been gaining popularity as promising antidiarrhoeal agents. In the present study, four antidiarrhoeal plants, viz. Aegle marmelos, Cyperus rotundus, Psidium guajava and Zingiber officinale were screened against a heat-stable toxin-producing enterotoxigenic E. coli strain. ...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tipe stomata tanaman anggota suku Myrtaceae yang terdapat di Kota Langsa. diharapkan dapat memberikan informasi kepada masyarakat dan mahasiswa tentang dijumpai dilakukan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif menggambarkan menginterpretasikan pada daun Myrtaceae. Pengambilan sampel secara purposive sampling, tidak pengambilan ulangan jenis tumbuhan s...

In the present study, phytochemical constituents of medicinal plants were evaluated from their ethanolic extracts, such as Andrographis paniculata, Centella asiatica, Psidium guajava and Solanum trilobatum. The extracts subjected to a qualitative screening using standard procedure. Our study has identified phytocompounds in leaf trilobatum IR GC-MS spectroscopy. An anticancer activity was perfo...

Air pollution is a global environmental issue, and there an urgent need for sustainable remediation techniques. Thus, phytoremediation has become popular approach to air remediation. This paper reviewed 28 eco-friendly indigenous plants based on both the tolerance index (APTI) anticipated performance (API), using level indices evaluate potential of most plant species control. The estimated APTI...

Context Quantitative standardization of plant-based products is challenging albeit essential to maintain their quality. Aims This study aims to develop and validate high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method for the simultaneous determination of rutin (Ru), quercetin (Qu), and gallic acid (Ga) from Psidium guajava Linn. (PG) and Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa. (AM) and correlate wi...

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Many pharmacological effects have been ascribed to extracts of Psidium guajava L. (guava) leaves. However, in spite of its widespread use in Brazilian folk medicine and a reasonable number of scientific reports about it, we could not find any study dealing with its action on the mammalian myocardium. In the present study, by measuring isometric force, we observed that the crude extract of P. gu...