Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is a medicinal plant with various biological activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant. This study aimed to encapsulate lemongrass bioactive in alginate/chitosan complex by enhancing the properties of CaCl2 crosslinked incorporated tween 80 ionic gelation method. The hydrogel was prepared mixing alginate solu...

Introduction and Aim: Acinetobacter baumannii, is the cause of many nosocomial infections which poses a serious threat to patients. Being highly resistant organism, it has been placed in critical priority list by WHO 2017, thereby requiring newer effective drugs alternative strategies. Increased antibiotic resistance made difficult treat patients infected with this organism. The study aimed fin...

Background: Effective and repeated control use of synthetic insecticides has led to the development resistance in mosquitoes. This problem resulted need for new strategies selective mosquito larval control. The present work investigated larvicidal efficacy Azadirachta indica, Ocimum gratissimum, Cymbopogon citratus ethanolic extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus Methods: Extracts A. O. C. wer...

Four essential oils [Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L, Fam: Lamiaceae), Geranium, (Pelargonium graveolens, Geraniaceae), Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus, Poaceae) and Peppermint (Mentha piperita L. Lamiaceae)] were selected to be converted into oil nanoemulsions (EONE). The four analyzed in their natural (EO) nano form (EONE) using GC-MS, the results showed a significant increase percentage of m...