Glycyrrhiza glabra residue (GGR) was efficiently subjected to concentrated phosphoric acid (PA) pretreatment with/without surfactant assistance, and promising results were obtained following separate enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) of the biomass. Pretreatment was carried out using 85 % PA either at 50 or 85 °C with 12.5 % solid loading for 30 min. In parallel experiments, ...

1School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 2School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guang Zhou 510006, China 3Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa 4Center for Advanced Drug Research and Evaluation, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA 5Department of Cli...

In the present research two herbal formulations were compared with clindamycin 1% w/w ointment for anti acne activity on acne causing bacteria Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The herbal formulation (Purodil gel) contains extract of Garcinia indica, Syzygium aromaticum, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Citrus limon, Azadirachta indica, Aloe vera, Hemidesmus indicus, Acorus calamus, Co...

Medicinal plant extracts prepared with various selected solvents from four species, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Piper bittle, Azadirachta indica and Moringa olifera, were screened for animicrobial activity by using well diffusion method. Plant extracts showed strong antimicrobial action against microbes, among the plant extracts the extracts of Piper bittle shows maximum antimicrobial activity against ...

objectives in the present study, we evaluated the antibacterial activity of capsella bursa-pastoris alone and also combined with glycyrrhiza glabra against streptococcus mutans, s. sanguis, actinomyces viscosus, enterococcus faecalis as oral pathogens. conclusions c. bursa-pastoris and its mixture with g. glabra are suggested as appropriate candidates to control dental caries and endodontic inf...