Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection leads to different clinical and pathological outcomes in humans, including chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric neoplasia and even gastric cancer and its eradiation dependst upon multi-drug therapy. The most effective therapy is still unknown and prompts people to make great efforts to find better and more modern natural or synthetic anti...

This study was aimed to examine the antibacterial and antioxidative properties of seven edible plants from Thailand to develop alternative antibiotics as feed additives. The plants include Citrus aurantifolia Swingle (Lime) fruits and its leaves, Sesbania grandiflora L. (Agati sesbania) leaves, Piper sarmentosum Roxb (Wild betal) leaves, Curcuma domestica Valeton (Turmeric) roots, Morinda citri...

Background: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the bacteria that contribute to occurrence infectious diseases, such as mastitis, dermatitis, respiratory tract infections, and toxic shock syndrome. Therapy can be given patients with infection antibiotics, but inappropriate antibiotics cause resistance. Using herbal ingredients an effort deal resistance due incompatibility antibiotic adm...

Antimicrobial agents play a crucial role in decreasing the impact of infectious diseases worldwide. Many medicinal plants have been identified as rich sources natural antimicrobial compounds that can be used an alternative to traditional treatments for bacterial infections. Indonesia, particularly Aceh region, has warm and humid climate supports diverse range properties. One example is lime (Ci...

The spasmolytic properties of the aqueous extract of Aframomum melegueta (K Schum) and Citrus aurantifolia (Christm and Panzer) (AMCA) mixture were tested on isolated rat trachea. Inhibition of the contraction was observed the in presence of the AMCA (EC 50 = 1.80 ± 0.48 mg/mL) after a pre contraction of the trachea by acetylcholine (10⁻⁵ M). With propranolol (10⁻⁶ M), the spasmolytic activity ...

Exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) has become an issue of concern for a great many people and is an active area of research. Phytoplasmas, also known as mycoplasma-like organisms, are wall-less prokaryotes that are pathogens of many plant species throughout the world. Effects of electromagnetic fields on the changes of lipid peroxidation, content of H(2)O(2), proline, protein, and carbohy...

With the increasing levels of malaria parasite drug resistance, the herbal knowledge of indigenous communities for malaria treatment can play an important role in identification of any new antimalarial plants that is yet to be discovered. Information was collected by interviewing indigenous people, using a semistructured questionnaire. Collected plant samples were identified with the help of ta...

In order to conserve diverse species of citrus, an experiment on in vitro micropropagation and production synthetic seeds from regenerated plant propagules the species; Citrus aurantifolia (Lime) was carried out which shoot tips were found be suitable for excapsulation artificial seeds. Highest rate germination obtained when MS supplemented with 1 mg/l BAP. Beaded produced maximum (81.43%). Ger...