Chahira Retem, Samir Djemli*, Fella Chebbah, Ines Refes, Amina Djouini, Bairi AbdelmadjidDepartment of Biology, Applied Neuroendocrinology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar Annaba University, Annaba, ALGERIADOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.2.12 ABSTRACT Background: Stress is a strain on our mental and physical functions caused by various aversive and harmful events, inducing adaptive biological responses. However, if a stressful situation is too intense or persists over time, its repercussions on the individual become pathogenic. Stress also affects the animal world and represents an ethical and economic problem for farm animals and their welfare. Aim: The aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of…
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Jason Batten1, 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.2022.2.13 ABSTRACT Background: Apium graveolens L. (commonly known as celery) seeds have been used traditionally to treat a variety of conditions including bacterial infections and inflammation. There is also considerable recent interest in its use as a complementary medicine. However, they are yet to be tested for the ability to inhibit the growth of bacterial triggers of autoimmune diseases. Methods: Antimicrobial activity was assessed using disc diffusion and liquid dilution minimum inhibitory concentration…
Audric Puisais1, 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.2022.2.14 ABSTRACT Background: Curcumin, lupeol and piperine are phytochemical constituents of multiple plants that are used traditionally to treat inflammation, including for treating autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Despite this, relatively few studies have examined the ability of these compounds to inhibit the etiological events of these diseases by examining their ability to inhibit their bacterial triggers. Methods: The ability of curcumin, lupeol and piperine to inhibit the growth of some bacterial triggers of selected…
Aiden Wood1, 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.2022.2.15 ABSTRACT Introduction: Tasmannia spp. extracts inhibit the growth of many bacterial pathogens. They may also inhibit the growth of malodour producing bacteria and thus be useful deodorant components, although this is yet to be tested. Methods: T. lanceolata and T. insipida fruit and leaf solvent extracts were investigated by disc diffusion and liquid dilution MIC assays against the most significant bacterial contributors to axillary and plantar malodour formation. Toxicity was determined using…
I 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.2022.2.16 Age-related macula degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in aging people, with 170 million people globally estimated to suffer from AMD (as reviewed in).1 A recent study published in the journal Nutrients examined the effects of consumption of 28 g of goji berries five times a week on macular optical density (MOPD) and on the levels of skin carotenoids in participants aged 45-65 years old in a…
Dr. I E Cock1,21Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, AUSTRALIA.2School of Natural Sciences, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, AUSTRALIA.DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.2.17 The leaves, berries and bark of this plant have traditional uses as a food flavouring, and as a medicinal plant. Australian Aborigines used T. lanceolata as a therapeutic agent to treat stomach disorders and as an emetic, as well as general usage as a tonic. That study reported that T. lanceolata was used by Australian Aborigines for the treatment and cure of…
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I.E. Cock1,2,*Editor-In-Chief1Centre for Planetary Health and food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA.2School of Natural Sciences, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA.DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.1.1 Dear Readers and Authors, I am pleased to bring you Volume 12, Issue 1 of Pharmacognosy Communications. In this issue, we present a review on the uses of mucilage for industrial processes. We also present new research reports examining the antimalarial properties and phytochemistry of Streptomyces hygroscopicus, the antibacterial activity of the southern African plant Harpagophytum procumbens (commonly known as Devilâs claw) against bacterial gastrointestinal pathogens, as well as bacteruial triggers our some autoimmune…
Melinda Violita1, Ajeng Widyastuti1, Cahya Pandya Astami2, Rivo Yudhinata Brian Nugraha3, Uswatun Khasanah4,* 1Pharmacy Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, INDONESIA. 2Medical Education Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, INDONESIA. 3Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, INDONESIA. 4Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya Jl. Veteran, Malang, INDONESIA.DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.1.2 ABSTRACT Background: Malaria has become a major global health disease among humans. Globally, an estimated 228 million cases of malaria occurred and resulted in 405,000 deaths in 2018. The treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria relies on derivatives of artemisinin (ART) as a core component of ART-based…
MarĂa Paz Villegas Calero, Alejandro Esquivel Ălvarez, ElĂas Quesada Morales, MarĂa Fernanda Rojas Salas, Marianela ChavarrĂa-Rojas, German Madrigal Redondo* Instituto de Investigaciones FarmacĂ©uticas (INIFAR), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Costa Rica, San JosĂ©, COSTA RICA.DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.1.3 ABSTRACT Introduction: This bibliographic review gathers information regarding mucilages, their characteristics, extraction methods for various plant species, and their uses at a pharmaceutical level and for other industries. Methods: This bibliographic review compiles documents printed before December 2020, were searched using Elsevier and Google Scholar databases. Studies that examined mucilages that were not derived from plants were excluded from this review. Results: Mucilages have…