October 2015

Stress conditions during plant growth increase the anti-herpetic properties of Lilium candidum leaf extracts and fractions

When submitted to stress conditions during growth, plants modify their secondary metabolites production, which could increase therapeutic properties. Lilium candidum is a beautiful plant with potent antiviral activity, growing wild in the Middle East. We investigated the effect of biotic and abiotic stress applied on L. candidum plants during their growth, on the anti-herpetic efficiency of leaf ethanolic extracts and...

Author(s): Noam Rubin, Mahmoud Huleihel and Michele Zaccai

October 2015

In vitro micropropagation of Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.

The present study deals with the mass propagation of Orthosiphon aristatus - a multipurpose highly valuable ethnomedicinal shrub. Stem and inflorescence explants were inoculated into the Murashige and Skoog medium (MS medium) fortified with different concentrations and combinations of auxins and cytokinins. The maximum number of shoots achieved was 25 ± 0.78 and 17 ± 0.67 at 5 mg/l benzylaminopurine...

Author(s): Nissar Ahmad Reshi and Sudarshana M S

October 2015

Antimicrobial activity and medicinal biomass of Siparuna guianensis in Brazilian Cerrado forest, a global hotspot

Siparuna guianensis Aubl. (Siparunaceae) is an aromatic medicinal plant native to South America. This study aimed to investigate the biomass and bioactivity of leaf extracts and essential oil of S. guianensis from savanna forests in Central Brazil, Tocantins State. Crude leaf extract and leaf essential oil were tested in different concentrations against bacteria and fungi. At concentrations equivalent to crude oil (380...

Author(s): Nelita Gonçalves Faria de Bessa, Miréia Aparecida Bezerra Pereira, Vany Ferraz, Karine Queiroz Poletto, Aloísio Freitas Chagas Júnior and Artur Alves