Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur1, 2,*, Anwarul Hassan Gilani1, 3 1Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sind, PAKISTAN. 2Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Pikeville, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA. 3Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PAKISTAN. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.12 ABSTRACT Objectives: Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is a popular edible herb consumed and known globally for its culinary and medicinal properties. Particularly in South Asia, the ginger rhizome is used in several Gastrointestinal (GI) related ailments. In this study, we report preliminary findings on the GI relaxant activity of the dried variety of…
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Lindiwe Nomathemba Mpala1, Getmore Rumbudzai Chikowe1, Ian E. Cock1, 2,* 1School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. 2Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.13 ABSTRACT Introduction: Due to the development of bacterial strains that are resistant to multiple antibiotics, the development of new antibiotic therapies has become a priority for medical research. Traditional plant medicines are important leads for the discovery of new therapies and the search for novel antibiotic plant-based treatments has received substantial recent attention. The family Fabaceae is widely used therapeutically in many areas of the…
Matthew J Cheesman1, Sean R Alcorn1, Ian E Cock2,3,* 1School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA. 2Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. 3School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.14 ABSTRACT Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Muti-Drug Resistant (MDR) pathogen that causes a myriad of infectious diseases. Limited evidence exists for antibacterial properties of extract preparations from the Virginian witch hazel (WH; Hamamelis virginiana L.; family: Hamamelidaceae) and their interactions with conventional antibiotics, especially against this significant pathogen. Materials and Methods:…
Ian E Cock1,2,* 1School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. 2Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.15 ABSTRACT This occasional section within the journal surveys visions and achievements, often not on the main track of the developing biomedical sciences, but all relating to discoveries and developments of medicinals – both ancient and modern. What they have in common, in one way or another, is providing further background and glances around the edges of the core discipline of pharmacognosy, as it has been and continues to…
Ian E Cock1,2,* 1Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. 2School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.16 ABSTRACT Eremophila macdonnelli F. Muell. (Family: Scrophulariaceae) is an endemic Australian plant. Several Eremophilia spp. have been used in traditional First Australian medicine to treat a wide variety of ailments. The genus consists of more than 200 species that grow in semi-arid and arid regions of Australia. Multiple Eremophila spp. are used as traditional medicines by the First Australians in the areas in which they grow to…
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Ian E. Cock1,2,* 1Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. 2School of Natural Sciences, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.1.1 ABSTRACT I am pleased to bring you Volume 13, Issue 1 of Pharmacognosy Communications. In this issue, we present an evaluation of the antibacterial activity of Epilobium parviflorum (Schreb.) Schreb. extracts against some bacterial triggers of autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, that study also screened the extracts in combination with conventional antibiotics to examine whether the extracts could reactivate the antibiotics in antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. We also present reviews…
Rishabh Gaur, Anamika Rathore, Anuj Kumar Sharma, Devender Pathak, Mayank Kulshreshtha Department of Pharmacology, Rajiv Academy for Pharmacy, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.1.2 ABSTRACT The human race has embraced technology to a great extent in the modern world of living things. Although advanced technologies are great, they also produce a great deal of disease in the human health care system, where India has achieved ranking of 4th, 5th, and even 2nd in the globe. The purpose of this review is to condense the existing scientific and molecular information about Thevetia peruviana, including its pharmacognostic characteristics, pharmacological potential, phytochemical qualities,…
Deepa Srivastava, Neha Rauniyar, Manisha Mishra Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.1.3 ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to collect information from local tribe Vantangiya about their traditional healers based on medicinal plants and their uses during August 2019-till date. Five villages where the Vantangiya tribal community have been residing since 1922, have been selected for the purpose. The selected villages are Jangal Tinkoniya, Khale Tola, Aambagh, Rajahayi and Chilbilva, located at around 50 Km-70 Km from Gorakhpur city and spread over around 110 hectares. The indigenous knowledge was gathered through interactions…
Tian Xu1, Ian E Cock1,2,*, 1School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. 2Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.1.4 ABSTRACT Background: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, commonly known as ashwagandha, is a small woody shrub whose roots are used traditionally to treat numerous diseases. It is particularly well known for its sedative, sleep-inducing and immunostimulant effects. Materials and Methods: We undertook an extensive search of reviews and primary scientific studies to identify therapeutic uses of W. somnifera and studies that have reported on the phytochemistry…