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09/12/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Nutritional profile of the java plum reveals array of neuroprotective agents

Researchers discovered that the stem of the java plum (Syzygium cumini) is a good source of antibacterial, antioxidant, and neuroprotective agents. The study, published in the International Journal of Green Pharmacy, revealed the scientific rationale behind the use of the java plum’s stem as a traditional herbal remedy. Existing studies have shown that other parts of the java plum tree, […]

07/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Traditional ethnomedicine from Egypt proven to have strong antioxidant activity

Traditional Egyptian medicine used the leaves of the warka fig (Ficus vasta) as a remedy for different kinds of diseases. A team of Italian researchers reported that a hydroalcoholic extract from the leaves of the indigenous tree contains phenolics with significant antimicrobial, antioxidant, and metal chelation activities. The study was supported by the University of […]

07/01/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Extract from Hibiscus micranthus Linn analyzed for promotion of wound healing

Researchers at the University of Gondar in Ethiopia looked at the antibacterial and wound healing properties of an 80 percent methanol extract of Hibiscus micranthus Linn. leaves using disc diffusion methods and a mouse excision model. For the study, the researchers carried out in vitro antibacterial screening against bacterial strains, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus […]

02/05/2018 / By Ralph Flores

St. John’s wort: A scientific review of its remarkable antibacterial and antioxidant properties

In a recently published study, researchers from the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University and Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in Turkey have found that extracts from the Hypericum perforatum L. (commonly known as St. John’s wort) have antibacterial, antioxidant, and antimutagenic (prevents the alteration of a genetic material in a cell) properties. The study, which was published in the African Journal of […]

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