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.2023.3.22 ABSTRACT Duiakenchuto (DKT) is one of the most commonly used herbal remedies in Japanese Kampo medicine, particularly for digestive complaints.1,2 It is a poly-herbal preparation, which consists of Ginseng radix (commonly known as ginseng), Zanthyoxylum fructus (Japanese pepper) and Zingiberis siccatum rhizome (ginger), mixed with maltose powder. Despite its common usage, rigorous scientific evaluations of its effects are lacking. A research group from Yokohama City University, Japan recently…
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Ian Edwin Cock1,2,* 1School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. 2Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.3.23 ABSTRACT Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell. (Family Combretaceae), commonly known as Kakadu plum, gubinge, billy goat plum and salty plum, is an endemic Australian tree which occurs in tropical grassland regions of northern Australia. The fruit has traditional uses for indigenous Australians as nutritious food and as a medicinal plant.1,2 Recent studies have reported Kakadu plum to be extremely high in antioxidants and to be the richest naturally occurring source of Vitamin C.3,4…
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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.2023.2.9 ABSTRACT I am pleased to bring you Volume 13, Issue 2 of Pharmacognosy Communications. In this issue, we present an evaluation of the antibacterial activity of Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. (commonly known as Bringaraja and false daisy) against selected bacterial triggers of autoimmune inflammatory diseases. We also present a study that evaluates the ability of Hamamelis virginiana L. extracts to potentiate the growth inhibitory effects of the antibiotic…
Kavya Shree Basappa1, Sri Raghava2, Sharan Umesha1,* 1Department of Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA 2Department of Biotechnology, Karnataka State Open University, Muktagangotri, Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA DOI : 10.5530/pc.2023.2.10 ABSTRACT Endophytic fungi have attracted a lot of attention over the past century because of their capacity to produce novel bioactive chemicals with a variety of biological properties, which are then used for medical, pharmacological, and agricultural purposes. Endophytic fungi maintain the physiological and ecological characteristics of the host plant by living inside the plant tissues without causing any disease symptoms. Innovative lead chemicals created by endophytic fungus, such…
Tianchen Cai1, Ian E. Cock1, 2,* 1School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. 2Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.2.11 ABSTRACT Background: Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. has been used traditionally to treat numerous diseases, including many caused by bacterial pathogens. However, E. prostrata extracts are yet to be tested for the ability to inhibit the growth of bacterial triggers of autoimmune diseases. Materials and Methods: Antimicrobial activity was assessed using disc diffusion and liquid dilution minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays against a panel of bacterial triggers of some…
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…
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…