Tannins (commonly referred to as tannic acid) are water-soluble polyphenols that are
present in many plant foods. They have been reported to be responsible for decreases in …

Medicinal plant 'Rasayana'has played a vital role in the rejuvenation of worse condition
created by the infection of microorganisms. Moreover, medicinal plants are the important …

BACKGROUND Africa is a huge continent that straddles the equator, extending from 37 N
and 35 S and endowed with an enormous wealth of plant resources. Over 50,000 distinct …

Plant phenolics, especially dietary flavonoids, are currently of growing interest owing to their
supposed functional properties in promoting human health. Antimicrobial screening of 13 …

Jatropha curcas were investigated. The extracts exhibited antimicrobial activities with zones
of inhibition ranging from 5 to 12, 8 to 20 and 0 to 8 mm for ethanol, methanol and water …

In the present study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized by using aqueous root
extracts of Rheum palmatum and characterized by various spectroscopic methods. The …

A total of 34 plant species belonging to 18 different families, selected on the basis of folklore
medicinal reports practised by the tribal people of Western Ghats, India, were assayed for …

Objective: To evaluate the antibacterial potential of aqueous and acetone extracts of galls of
Quercus infectoria by determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and …

Twenty South African medicinal plants used to treat pulmonary diseases were screened for
activity against drug-resistant and drug-sensitive strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A …

Over the past few years, biogenic methods for designing silver nanocomposites are in
limelight due to their ability to generate semi-healthcare and para-pharmaceutical consumer …