Use of botanical pesticides in agriculture as an alternative to synthetic pesticides

PM Ngegba, G Cui, MZ Khalid, G Zhong - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pest management is being confronted with immense economic and environmental issues
worldwide because of massive utilization and over-reliance on pesticides. The non-target …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical activity and role of botanical pesticides in pest management for sustainable agricultural crop production

GMW Lengai, JW Muthomi, ER Mbega - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
Increased demand for food to feed the ever-growing population led to development and
adoption of synthetic chemicals as a quick and effective strategy of managing crop pests and …

Bacterial resistance to antibacterial agents: Mechanisms, control strategies, and implications for global health

T Li, Z Wang, J Guo, C de la Fuente-Nunez… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of bacterial drug resistance has posed a severe threat to public health globally.
Here, we cover bacterial resistance to current antibacterial drugs, including traditional herbal …

Antimicrobial activity of polyphenols and natural polyphenolic extracts on clinical isolates

T Manso, M Lores, T de Miguel - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global problem that affects people, animals, the
environment, and the economy. Many clinically relevant bacteria have become resistant to …

Antimicrobial activity of eugenol and essential oils containing eugenol: A mechanistic viewpoint

A Marchese, R Barbieri, E Coppo, IE Orhan… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Eugenol is a hydroxyphenyl propene, naturally occurring in the essential oils of several
plants belonging to the Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, and Myristicaceae families. It is …

Plant secondary metabolites in the battle of drugs and drug-resistant bacteria: new heroes or worse clones of antibiotics?

CL Gorlenko, HY Kiselev, EV Budanova… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases that are caused by bacteria are an important cause of mortality and
morbidity in all regions of the world. Bacterial drug resistance has grown in the last decades …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction and quantification of polyphenols from kinnow (Citrus reticulate L.) peel using ultrasound and maceration techniques

MN Safdar, T Kausar, S Jabbar, A Mumtaz… - Journal of food and drug …, 2017 - Elsevier
An investigation was carried out to extract polyphenols from the peel of kinnow (Citrus
reticulate L.) by maceration and ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) techniques. The …

Tackling antibiotic resistance with compounds of natural origin: A comprehensive review

FJ Álvarez-Martínez, E Barrajón-Catalán, V Micol - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Drug-resistant bacteria pose a serious threat to human health worldwide. Current antibiotics
are losing efficacy and new antimicrobial agents are urgently needed. Living organisms are …

Medicinal properties of 'true' cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum): a systematic review

P Ranasinghe, S Pigera, GAS Premakumara… - … and alternative medicine, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background In traditional medicine Cinnamon is considered a remedy for
respiratory, digestive and gynaecological ailments. In-vitro and in-vivo studies from different …

Antimicrobial importance of medicinal plants in Nigeria

HU Ugboko, OC Nwinyi, SU Oranusi… - The Scientific World …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the success of antibiotic discovery, infectious diseases remain the second leading
source of death worldwide, while the resistance to antibiotics is among the significant …