The microbial safety of foods continues to be a major concern to consumers, regulatory
agencies and food industries throughout the world. Many food preservation strategies have …

Diffusion and dilution methods have been employed to study the antimicrobial activity of
medicinal plants. A number of modifications have been made in the technique in order to …

The antimicrobial activity of plant extracts and phytochemicals was evaluated with antibiotic
susceptible and resistant microorganisms. In addition, the possible synergistic effects when …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The Vernonia genus has about one thousand
species and members of the genus are widely used as food and medicine. The aim of this …

Cheeseweed mallow (Malva parviflora L.) was used to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles.
The biosynthesized silver nanoparticles were classified by UV–vis Spectroscopy and Fourier …

Ageratum conyzoides L., is an annual herb with a long history of traditional medicinal uses
in many countries in the world, especially in the tropical and subtropical regions. A wide …

Aqueous, methanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of 14 plants used in traditional Zulu
medicine for treatment of ailments of an infectious nature were screened for antibacterial …

The allelopathic properties of plants can be exploited successfully as a tool for pathogen
and weed reduction. Over a decade, preliminary surveys of some hundred allelopathic …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Wounds of various types including injuries, cuts, pressure,
burns, diabetic, gastric and duodenal ulcers continue to have severe socio-economic impact …

Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical screening of six plants used in ethnomedicine in
the Niger Delta region of Nigeria was carried out to identify and quantify the bioactive …