BACKGROUND In our previous work, the dichloromethane-methanol (1:1 v/v) extract, fractions and isolated compounds from Polyscias fulva stem bark showed interesting antifungal activity. As a continuity of that work, this study aimed to bring out complementary informations about the antimicrobial properties of P. fulva stem bark that may be useful in the standardization of phytomedicine from this...

velopment and progression of cerebroand cardiovascular disorders. The pathogenesis of hypertension is accompanied with the increased oxygen free radical production, the decreased nitric oxide bioavailability in the vasculature and reactive oxygen species-mediated cardiovascular remodeling. Hypertensive patients show increased levels of plasma superoxide, hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxide. In...

BACKGROUND Recent research on nanoparticles in a number of crops has evidenced for enhanced germination and seedling growth, physiological activities including photosynthetic activity and nitrogen metabolism, mRNA expression and protein level, and also positive changes in gene expression indicating their potential use in crop improvement. We used a medicinally rich vegetable crop, bitter melon,...

The increasing consumption of Phytomedicine in Nigeria has led to a continuous use of plant parts. There is therefore an uncontrolled harvesting of plant parts from the wild. There are many trees showing various degrees of debarking while some regrown barks were equally re-debarked. The pattern of debarking and regrowth and its implication on the quality of tree barks in phytomedicine and the d...

BACKGROUND Dermal wound healing involves a cascade of complex events including angiogenesis and extracellular matrix remodeling. Several groups have focused in the study of the skin wound healing activity of natural products. The phytomedicine Acheflan®, and its main active constituent is the oil from Cordia verbenacea which has known anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial activities. T...

Petai (Parkia speciosa Hassk.) merupakan salah satu sayuran yang paling banyak dikonsumsi di Asia Tenggara. Banyaknya kelimpahan kulit petai tidak disertai dengan inovasi pemanfaatan petai. Tinjauan sistematis ini bertujuan untuk merangkum speciosa) kupas sebagai phytomedicine mengontrol manfaat kesehatan tertentu. Review menggunakan kata kunci seperti kupas, Fitomedika, Masalah kesehatan, Kuli...