Sterculia quadrifida R.Br. Bark decoction is used to treat hepatitis and consumed as a tonic by Timorese in the East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Raw herbal materials are susceptible fungi contamination, have limitations transportation, low economic value. Processing bark into powder packed tea bags expected overcome these obstacles. Stevia, ginger, mint leaves herbs often added drink for...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical, nutraceutical, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties tunichrome released from Persian Gulf tunicate (Phallusia nigra). For purpose, molecular weight (SDS-PAGE), amino acid profile, chemical composition (GC-MS), mineral composition, functional groups (FTIR), total phenol content (TPC), flavonoid (TFC), antioxidant activity, antimicro...

The chemical composition of essential oil extracted from the aerial parts Ballota saxatilis Sieber ex C.Presl Jordan has been elucidated by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Additionally, aqueous methanol (BsA), Butanol (BsB) and water (BsW) extracts were screened for their total phenol content (TPC), flavonoid (TFC), antioxidant activities using 2,2 Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)...

The genus Achillea has significant medical potential due to the presence of highly bioactive compounds in its chemical composition. To take advantage plants’ biomedical potential, it is great importance use a proper extraction process. This study aimed determine and compare preliminary composition five different species extracted with two conventional (infusion maceration) non-conventional (ult...

Kaempferia galanga Linn. is an endangered rhizomatous medicinal plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. It has evolved as emerging industrial crop and dominates pharma well aroma sector. Though extracts of this species have been extensively used in herbal medicine across globe for treatment numerous diseases, but still composition extract not characterized properly. Thus, methanol K. leave...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and COVID-19 diseases are still global problems. One of the causes DM, mainly type 2 is unhealthy eating habits, including white sugar, which contains almost no active compounds except sucrose. The in sugarcane juice such as ferulic acid, gallic 4-Hydroxy benzoate vanillic suspected besides alpha-amylase inhibitors, also have potential anti COVID-19. purpose this research...

Drying is one of the methods used for preserving fruits and vegetables. However, due to lengthy process elevated temperature convective drying, other pretreatment drying are studied shorten time obtain high-quality products. This study aimed examine effect ultrasonic (US) microwave–hot air (MW–HA) on time, specific energy (SEC), qualitative properties (e.g., color, shrinkage, rehydration ratio)...

Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) shell is a potential source of phenolics with an-tioxidative activity and its extract can be used to prevent lipid oxidation in some food matrices. However, the sacha has been fully exploited due dark brown colour properties associated pigments. Thus, de-colourization shells before extraction using solvents could means bring about lighter colour, which applied...

Abstract Humanity is facing a global challenge of dwindling water resources and the situation intensifying due to growing population leading excessive pollution. Nanofiltration an important membrane-based technology for production clean potable domestic industrial setups. Hyper-cross-linked polyamide thin film composite nanofiltration (HCPA-TFC-NF) membranes have been fabricated by using multif...

Pharmacognosy Research,2021,13,4,218-226.DOI:10.5530/pres.13.4.14Published:October 2021Type:Original ArticleAuthors:Bonface Mwamatope, David Tembo, Elizabeth Kampira, Cecilia Maliwichi-Nyirenda, and Victoria Ndolo Author(s) affiliations:Bonface Mwamatope1, Tembo2,*, Kampira3, Maliwichi-Nyirenda4, Ndolo5 1Biomedical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University Malawi, Blantyre, MALAWI. 2...