Carica papaya is one of the most valuable plants used for various purposes in medicinal field and ethnomedicine. The aim this study was to investigate the therapeutic potential of C. papaya leaf extract using cold maceration method with distilled water, methanol and petroleum-eth...
Artemisia argyi essential oil is a volatile aromatic substance with antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Here, we investigated the composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of essential oil from A. argyi in different collecting stages. The results showed that the...
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of leaf extracts of Swietenia mahagoni L. on three selected crops. There were three test crops namely chilli, (Capcicum annum), brinjal (Solanum melangona) and okra (Abelomoschus esculentas) and four levels of mahagoni leaf extracts...
Nagaradipanchakaya is a very familiar decoction prescribed for respiratory tract diseases available in the Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia. It contains five herbal ingredients; i.e. Zingiber officinale, Cedrus deodara, Coriandrum sativum, Solanum indica and Solanum xanthocarpum. Aims: The...
The emergence of multidrug resistant microorganisms and other forms of multiple drug failures has increased the quest for alternatives to conventional medicines. Garcinia kola is considered one of the most promising such alternatives. In order to test its efficacy against some or...
Aims: Colocasia esculenta (Gahala), Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Kiriala) and Plectranthus rotundifolius (Innala) are three underutilized yam varieties in Sri Lanka, which have not been exploited sufficiently for various aspects in the food industry. Therefore, the research was cond...
The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate the nutrient composition of Wet and Dry Pap (akamu) Samples (WPS and DPS). 2 kg of white maize grains was steeped in 1000 ml of clean water for 3 days at room temperature (30±2°C). The water used was drained off and the wet grai...
Hettiarachchige Dona Sachindra Melshandi, Jayanetti Koralalage Ramani Radhika Samarasekera, Shiroma Mangalika Handunnetti, Ovitigala Vithanage Don Sisira Jagathpri Weerasena, Rukesh Maharjan & Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary·South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products·2020
Dillenia retusa (Dilleniacea) is a medicinal plant endemic to Sri Lanka with an immense bioactive potential. To date, no studies are reported on anti-microbial potential of this plant. The present study investigates anti-bacterial, b-lactamase enzyme inhibitory and anti-fungal bi...
The pot culture experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar application of boron through boric acid @ 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 percent and soil application of borax @ 2.5 kgha-1 and 5.0 kg ha-1 on growth and yield of French bean Cv. Phule Suyash. In Entisol at Divisio...
Joseph, E. Emmanuel, Azorji, J. Nnawuike, Nwachukwu, O. Michael, Iheagwam, S. Kelechi, Okere, J. Kelechi, Ukeje, K. Chinecherem & Anamnah, D. Chukwuebuka·South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products·2020
Environmental contamination by heavy metals as a result of unregulated disposal of wastes is a serious challenge all over the world. Early detection and remediation of heavy metals in soil and plants will ameliorate serious potential threats posed to human health and other compon...
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is one of the most common vegetables consumed all around the world. It is a very rich source of polyphenol compounds endowed with antioxidant activity. The current study evaluated the antioxidant potential of seven different varieties of eggplant carr...
This study evaluates in vitro antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity activity of an ornamental plant commonly employed in Northern part of Nigeria for curing malaria infection. Fresh mature leaves of Erythrina senegalensis were collected, air dried, ground, percolated in ethanol for two...
Current research work comprises Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) study of two members of Portulaca Family namely, Portulaca pilosa & Portulaca quadrifida Linn. Portulaca pilosa is well known ornamental plant whereas Portulaca quadrifida Linn. is a weed. Both are known for th...
Aims: Trewia nudiflora Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) which is a soft wooded tropical dioecious tree is used as traditional medicinal tree in many countries. Hence, this study was designed to assess the antibacterial activity of fruit extract of Trewia nudiflora against twelve pathogenic...
Background: Working with bioactive substances from the medicinal plant requires various steps from plant extract preparation to the calculation for scientific evaluation and safe medicinal plant extract administration. The paper aims to discuss procedures involve in evaluating bi...