Showing papers in "Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine in 2010"

TL;DR: Lemongrass oil is effective against drug resistant organisms, particularly gram-negative organisms, which had shown high resistance towards different antibiotics whereas they were found to be inhibited by lemongrassOil even at lower concentration.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles synthesized by marine microalgae and find that the process is similar to the one described in this paper.

TL;DR: The essential oil of C. anisata contains five major compounds and has remarkable larvicidal properties, which may be considered as a potent source for the production of natural larvicides.

TL;DR: The crude extract of Sida acuta was an excellent potential for controlling Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti and Anopleles stephensi mosquitoes.

TL;DR: The most interesting result was that the combination between R. coriaria and these antibiotics, showed a high decrease in minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and a strong bactericidal activity against these strains of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

TL;DR: In this article, the leaf, root and rhizome of Enhalus acoroides were screened for the first time for their antioxidant activities and a significant correlation was found between total phenolic content and total antioxidant activity.

TL;DR: Findings indicate that the extract of E. elatior flower possesses pharmacological properties and potential to develop natural products based pharmaceuticals products.

TL;DR: The results suggest that this plant contains relatively good antibacterial activity and it can be used as a source of antiseptic compounds for medicinal uses.

TL;DR: The extracts obtained from aerial parts of the used plants could also be as new source for antibiotics discovery and infection treatment.

TL;DR: The antibacterial activity of Halophila stipulacea, Cymodocea serrulata and Halodule pinfolia against seven human bacterial pathogens can be investigated on seagrasses for purification of bioactive substance and its possible utility in disease control.

TL;DR: The excellent antibacterial activity of honey against clinical bacterial isolates indicates the usefulness of honey in clinical practice against bacterial infection.

TL;DR: The leaf extracts with proven antibacterial effects can clearly be directed towards cancer treatment as to inhibiting cancer cell growth and the effect of strong bursts of leaf extracts on human pathogenic bacteria should be tested on a wide range of test organisms.

TL;DR: In this paper, the efficacy of garlic peel on the hematological and disease resistance of African catfish [Clarias gariepinus (C. gariepinsuds)] fingerlings against the infections caused by opportunistic bacterial pathogen A. hydrophila was evaluated.

TL;DR: It is shown that rosemary has a key role in the elevation of susceptibility to β-lactams and the synergistic effects of this extract combined with ceforuxime against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and all MRSAs.

TL;DR: The larvicidal properties of Eucalyptus camaldulensis suggest that the essential oil of plant is a potential source of valuable larv suicidal compounds against malaria vector and can be used as an alternative to synthetic insecticides.

TL;DR: In this paper, Amaranthus spinosus leaves were screened for antioxidant and antipyretic activities and the IC 50 value was (87.50 ± 3.52) μg/mL, (98.80± 1.40)

TL;DR: The data suggest that the plants, E. officinalis and N. odorata alone or in combination, are promising in the development of phytomedicines, which may be used, alone and in combination with the antibiotic, Ax, against MRSA infection.

TL;DR: In this paper, the binding efficacy of the extracted mucilages obtained from the leaves of both Okra and Hibiscus and capsules of the ladies finger was evaluated by a cold maceration process and the results showed that the lower concentration levels of Okra can be used as an alternative binder to starch.

TL;DR: The ethanolic extract of orally administered Tephrosia purpurea shows significant antiinflammatory effect in subacute inflammation but not in acute inflammation in rats.

TL;DR: The Q. brantii, P. harmala, Z. spina-christi and O. decumbens extracts were shown to possess strong antibacterial activity against methicillin and cefixime resistant S. aureus strains and can be considered as the promising natural antibiotics for treating the studied strains.

TL;DR: Though limited to animals, the anti-inflammatory activity of the seeds of C. papaya is perhaps proven, and all doses of extract showed a dose and time dependent inhibition effects of oedema.

TL;DR: The extract of Thunnus alalunga was found to possess significant anti-inflammatory activity and showed potent activity on comparison with the standard during in vivo evaluation.

TL;DR: In this article, a mixture of benzil (10 mmol) and ammonium acetate (0.1 mol) in glacial acetic acid (25 mL) was stirred at 80-100℃ for 1 h under nitrogen atmosphere (to prevent incorporation of any atmospheric impurities and moisture).

TL;DR: The present study conclusively demonstrates the free radical scavenging activity and antibacterial activities of mango seed kernel and indicates that there is no significant difference in the phytochemical content and biological activity of mango kernels from single and assorted mango varieties.

TL;DR: These findings suggest that these native plants have good antibacterial properties that can be used for infection control and treatment and could also be as new source for antibiotics discovery and infection treatment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the anti-inflammatory activity of the extract of Vernonia amygdalina (V. A) was investigated by topical application of croton oil dissolved in suitable vehicle on the rat ear.

TL;DR: Logistic regression revealed that lower maternal educational level and occupational status, low family income, big family size, poor personal hygienic practices and positive history of previous intestinal infections among family members increased the likelihood of infections.

TL;DR: The results are good enough to serve to transform the practice of research in this sub field across a range of different benefit streams that include drug development, and provide prima facie support for drug hypothesis.

TL;DR: The present findings suggest that the R. communis seed extract provided an excellent potential for controlling An.

TL;DR: In this article, an alcoholic extract of stem bark of Terminalia arjuna (ALTA) was screened for antioxidant and antimutagenic (anticlastogenic) activity.