CONTEXT If tea can be shown to have an inhibitory effect on the growth of Streptococcus mutans there can be a basis for using it as an agent for reducing caries. AIMS The aim of the study was to determine the effect of aqueous and organic extracts of three types of tea (green, oolong, and black tea) on the growth of S. mutans. SETTINGS AND DESIGN In vitro study. MATERIAL AND METHODS Quali...

BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is one of the six most common parasitic infections in the tropical regions. There are different therapeutic modalities, however therapeutic resistance is developed and resulted in numerous problems. Therefore, evaluation of other therapeutic modalities is performed extensively. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to compare the therapeutic response of cutaneous leishma...

Ethnobotanical claims regarding Kigelia africana reported antiulcer properties as part of its medicinal application. In this work, aqueous leaf extract from K. africana was investigated for its phytochemical constituents and antiulcer potential against ethanol-induced ulcer in rats. The participation of oxidative stress on ethanol-induced ulcer and the potential protective antioxidant activity ...

BACKGROUND Parinari curatellifolia and Combretum zeyheri are medicinal plants used in Zimbabwe and other Southern African countries for stomach ailments, fever, body aches, wound healing, cancer and tuberculosis. Glutathione transferases (GSTs) are mammalian enzymes that play a significant role in the detoxification and metabolism of many xenobiotic and endogenous compounds and as such can inte...

Antioxidant activities of the aqueous and ethanol extracts of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] leaves, as well as petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water fractions and the four main compounds separated from the ethanol extract, i.e. cajaninstilbene acid (3-hydroxy-4-prenylmethoxystilbene-2-carboxylic acid), pinostrobin, vitexin and orientin, were examined by a DPPH radical-sca...

The aim of this research is to comparatively study the phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of Bryophyllum pinnatum and Citrus aurantifolia leaf extracts and their synergy. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger, Mucor mucedo, Penicillium notatum and Candida albicans, were used as test organisms and the antimicrobial a...

In this study, the efficient micropropagation protocol of Astragalus mongholicus Bunge was established and also triterpenoid saponin polysaccharide content in ethanol, methanol aqueous extracts different samples were determined by using spectrophotometric methods to investigate whether biologically active compounds depends on stage development plant during vitro culture. The total saponins poly...

Aims: To determine and compare the antimicrobial activity of chewing stick Salvadora persica (Miswak), dental powder toothpastes sold in Umuahia, Abia state Nigeria against selected oral bacteria (Streptococcus spp, Staphylococcus Porphyromona spp Lactobacillus spp). Method: The (Miswak) extracts (ethanol aqueous), two (Agnes nwamma N-sol) five brand (Close-Up, Oral-B, Colgate, MacClean Pepsode...