November 2015

Phytochemical screening, antioxidant and anticholinesterase effects of Alangium salvifolium (L.F) Wang root extracts

Alangium salvifolium wang is a medicinal plant of the Alanginaceae family which was used as a traditional medicine to cure or prevent a variety of ailments. The aim of the study was to investigate and compare the phytochemical profiles, antioxidant and anticholinesterase effects of ethanol (EASR), dichloromethane (DASR), chloroform (CASR) and aqueous (AASR) extracts of A. salvifolium root. Phytochemical screening was...

Author(s): Md. Nasrullah, Anamul Haque, Zerina Yasmin, Mohammad Ashraf Uddin, Kushal Biswas and Mohammed Saiful Islam

November 2015

Antifungal activities of Camellia sinensis crude extract, mixture with milk, on selected pathogenic and mycotoxic fungi

Camellia sinensis extracts have been documented to have antibacterial activity but little knowledge on their antifungal activity. The aqueous extracts of C. sinensis (tea) both green and black, mixed with milk in equal ratio parts, referred as mixture  were investigated for their antifungal activity and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against seven fungal species; Green and black tea crude extracts (100...

Author(s): Erolls Cheruiyot Sigei, Margaret Muturi and Christine Bii