July 2017

Ethnobotanical importance and herbal medicine in Vindhya region of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

Vindhya region is one of the less studied areas and characterized for rich vegetations of India. The plants species observed in the area have immense potential for the management and treatment of various ailments. The present paper reports to the documentation and conservation of ethnomedicinal plants of Sonebhadra district and their socio- economic relationship with the forest and its resources. The ethnobotanical data...

Author(s): Dharm Narayan and Pramod Kumar Singh

July 2017

Antibacterial activity of extracts of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Plants have been an important source of secondary metabolites known for their diverse biological activities; some have been shown to inhibit the development of certain pathogenic microorganisms. Herein, the antimicrobial activity of the carbon tetrachloride, hexane, ethanol, and aqueous extracts of leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni against Staphylococcus aureus (strain 921), Staphylococcus epidermidis (strains 965,...

Author(s): Mariana Miranda-Arámbula, Maricruz Olvera-Alvarado, Marta Lobo-Sánchez, Ivonne Pérez-Xochipa, Ada María Ríos-Cortés and Sandra Luz Cabrera-Hilerio