Traditional herbal medicine in Mesoamerica: toward its evidence base for improving universal health coverage

MS Geck, S Cristians, M Berger-Gonzalez… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The quality of health care in Mesoamerica is influenced by its rich cultural diversity and
characterized by social inequalities. Especially indigenous and rural communities confront …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of some plant extracts against bacterial strains causing food poisoning diseases

AA Mostafa, AA Al-Askar, KS Almaary… - Saudi journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Prevention of food spoilage and food poisoning pathogens is usually achieved by use of
chemical preservatives which have negative impacts including: human health hazards of the …

Botrytis cinerea combines four molecular strategies to tolerate membrane-permeating plant compounds and to increase virulence

Y You, HM Suraj, L Matz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Saponins are plant secondary metabolites comprising glycosylated triterpenoids, steroids or
steroidal alkaloids with a broad spectrum of toxicity to microbial pathogens and pest …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of three varieties of carrot (Daucus carota)

NO Boadi, M Badu, NK Kortei, SA Saah, B Annor… - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
Carrots are a potentially rich source of antioxidants in addition to their nutritional properties.
In this study, the nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of three varieties of …

Antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties of medical plants

D Jabborova, K Davranov, D Egamberdieva - Medically Important Plant …, 2019 - Springer
There is evidence of medicinal plants having been used in the treatment of human disease
caused by various pathogenic microorganisms in many countries of the world. Plants with …

Eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Senna alata bark extract and its antimicrobial mechanism through enhancement of bacterial membrane …

JC Ontong, S Paosen, S Shankar… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biological synthesis of nanomaterials has been increasingly gaining popularity due to its
eco-friendly nature and cost-effectiveness. This study aimed to synthesize silver …

Identification and characterization of major bioactive compounds from Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) extracts showed multi-biomedical applications

TP Chau, S Devanesan, R Ayub, K Perumal - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The Andrographis paniculata recognized as most valuable medicinal plant in folk medicine.
Hence, this research was designed to evaluate antibacterial potential of petroleum ether …

An Investigation of Quorum Sensing Inhibitors against Bacillus cereus in The Endophytic Fungus Pithomyces sacchari of the Laurencia sp.

SL **ang, KZ Xu, LJ Yin, AQ Jia - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bacillus cereus, a common food-borne pathogen, forms biofilms and generates virulence
factors through a quorum sensing (QS) mechanism. In this study, six compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of different plants extracts against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

M Imran, AS Khan, MA Khan, MU Saeed… - Polymers in …, 2021 - polimery.umw.edu.pl
Background. Microbial pathogens, mainly bacteria, are a major cause of food spoilage
resulting in several foodborne diseases. Food spoilage can be prevented by the application …

Avocado (Persea americana) fruit extract (2R,4R)-1,2,4-trihydroxyheptadec-16-yne inhibits dengue virus replication via upregulation of NF-κB–dependent induction …

YH Wu, CK Tseng, HC Wu, CK Wei, CK Lin, IS Chen… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Dengue virus (DENV) caused millions of infections around the world annually. Co-infection
with different serotypes of DENV is associated with dengue hemorrhagic shock syndrome …