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…
Olubunmi Faniyan1, Victor Akpe2, Ian E Cock2,3,* 1Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, NIGERIA. 2School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. 3Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. DOI: 10.5530/pc.2023.1.5 ABSTRACT Multiple bacterial species including Escherichia coli, Bacillus spp., Streptococcus spp., Proteus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Enteroccus faecalis and Klebsiella spp. were collected and isolated from multiple geographical niches of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state in Nigeria. 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing analysis was applied using two universal primers. The bacterial…
Jason Batten1, 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.2023.1.6 ABSTRACT Background: Epilobium parviflorum (Schreb.) Schreb. has been used traditionally to treat prostate, bladder and kidney diseases, as well as inflammation. However, E. parviflorum 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…
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.2023.1.7 A recent study from a Pohang University, Korea group has reported that the hydroflavone gossypeptin, which is found in relative abundance in Hibiscus sabdariffa L., has therapeutic effects in a 5XFAD Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) mouse model.1 That mouse strain possesses human APP and PSEN1 transgenes, which are linked to familial AD and are known to enhance β-amyloid protein accumulation in brain cells. Mice treated with gossypeptin displayed significantly…
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