November 2016

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in malaria management in South Benin

In Bénin, malaria is a major public health concern, especially for children under five years and pregnant women. Considering the inefficiency of the health centers in some regions, people use plants for their primary health care. This study aimed to identify and document the medicinal plants used in the treatment of malaria in four departments (Littoral, Ouémé, Plateau and Zou) of south...

Author(s): Latifou Lagnika, Rock Djehoue, Hounnankpon Yedomonhan and Ambaliou Sanni

November 2016

Effect of crude extracts from the root of Stemona tuberosa Lour. on the replication of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of crude extracts from the root of Stemona tuberosa Lour. on the replication of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV). Cytotoxicity of crude hexane, dichloromethane and ethanol extracts from the root of S. tuberosa was tested against Spodoptera frugiperda cell line (Sf9) using MTT assay. The cytotoxic effect, represented as CC50...

Author(s): Ounruan Petcharawan, Dusanee Thanaboripat, Tippanya Karunasoong, Kunlanit Chalernsuk and Jira Sakolvaree

November 2016

Cytotoxic, antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of aqueous extracts of leaves and flavonoids occurring in Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.

Several investigations have demonstrated in vitro antibacterial activity of plant extracts. Kalanchoe pinnata is globally used in folk medicine for the treatment of various diseases, such as diarrhea, infections, tuberculosis and fever. Among the enteropathogenic bacteria, enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is an important cause of diarrhea in the world. EAEC is also capable of forming biofilms, conformation that...

Author(s): Thiago José de Souza Barboza, Andréa Fonseca Ferreira, Ana Claudia de Paula Rosa Ignácio and Norma Albarello