Antibacterial activity of Syzygium cumini and Syzygium travancoricum leaf essential oils

Shafi, P. M.; Rosamma, M.K; Jamil, Kaiser; Reddy, P. Srinivasa

doi:10.1016/s0367-326x(02)00131-4

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“…The ability of the leaf extracts to inhibit the growth of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria is in agreement with previous reports of the antibacterial activity of other Syzygium spp. [10,[31][32][33] The greater susceptibility of Gram-positive bacteria seen in this study agrees with the previously reported specificities of South American, [34] African [35] and Australian [36] plant extracts. Results within this laboratory have also confirmed the greater susceptibility of Gram-positive bacteria towards other Australian plant extracts.…”

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Antimicrobial activity and toxicity of Syzygium australe and Syzygium leuhmannii fruit extracts

Sautron¹,

Cock²

2014

Phcog Commn.

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Antimicrobial activity and toxicity of Syzygium australe and Syzygium leuhmannii fruit extracts

Sautron¹,

Cock²

2014

Phcog Commn.

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“…A plant extract is antibacterial (Shafi et al 2002). An ethanolic extract is anti-inflammatory (Muruganandan et al 2001).…”

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Indigenous Use and Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants in Far-West Nepal

Kunwar

Uprety

Burlakoti

et al. 2009

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Ethnopharmacological knowledge is common and import among tribal populations but much of the information is empirical at best lacking scientific validation. Despite widespread use of plant resources in traditional medicines, bioassay analysis of very few plant species have been conducted to investigate their medicinal properties, and to ascertain safety and efficacy of traditional remedies. The present study analyses indigenous uses of medicinal plants of far-west Nepal and compares with earlier ayurveda studies, phytochemical assessments and pharmacological actions. A field study was carried out in Baitadi and Darchula districts of far-west Nepal. Group discussions, informal meetings, questionnaire surveys and field observations were employed for primary data collection. Voucher specimens were collected with field notes and codes and deposited at Tribhuvan University Central Herbarium (TUCH), Kathmandu. Only 50% of species surveyed shared common uses with ayurvedic medicine. This implies that these herbal remedies are part of an independent health care system in the Nepal Himalaya, which is indigenous and influenced by ayurveda. The folk uses of some of the species were contradicting to those of ayurveda and phytochemical bioassays. A detailed phytochemical study on those species would be an important line of research. IntroductionMedicinal plants help in alleviating human suffering and are widely used for subsistence, home remedies, and trade (Kunwar et al. 2006). It is estimated that 70-80% of people worldwide rely on traditional herbal medicine to meet their primary health care needs (Farnsworth & Soejarto 1991). The ayurveda is an ancient traditional system of medicine with remedies for health and alleviation of illness. The acceptance of the ayurveda is gearing up and use of indigenous drugs of natural/plant origin is a maPublished: January 16, 2009 Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6www.ethnobotanyjournal.org/vol7/i1547-3465-07-005.pdf cuna pruriens (L.) DC. for Parkinson's disease, Commiphora as a hypolipidemic, Asclepias as cardiotonic, psoralens for vitiligo, curcumines for inflammation, baccoside for mental retention, picrosides for hepatoprotective, diosgenin for the synthesis of steroidal hormones, guggulsterons as hypolipidemic, piperidine as bioavailability enhancers, asarone as hallucinogenic, phyllanthins as anti-virals, withanolides and many other steroidal lactones and their glycosides as immunomodulators (Jain 1994, Patwardhan 2000. As an example, the sale of drugs derived from the plant Taxus The increasing use of traditional therapies demands more scientifically sound evidence for the principles behind therapies and for effectiveness of medicines (Patwardhan et al. 2005). The therapies are often criticized due to dearth of research, critical evaluation, in vivo studies and validations (Fong 2002, Houghton 1995 to support the safety of uses. At the same time, ethnopharmacological knowledge is percolating down these days among the tribal population. The present study, therefore aim...

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“…Extracts of S. cumini are well known as hypoglycemic and antidiabetic agents, although results of pre-clinical or clinical studies have been controversial [3][4][5][6][7][8] , and they are also described for their diuretic 9 , bactericidal 10,11 and anti-inflammatory [12][13][14] , and for treatment of dysentery 15 . The leaves are rich in tannins 3,16 , flavonoids 17,18 , and essential oils 11,19 . Phenolic contents of leaves, bark and fruits are correlated with antioxidant activity 20,21 .…”

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Correlation of anti-inflammatory activity with phenolic content in the leaves of syzygium cumini (l.) skeels (myrtaceae)

Lima¹,

Siani²,

Brito³

et al. 2007

Quím. Nova

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Recebido em 2/5/06; aceito em 6/10/06; publicado na web em 28/5/07Phenolic contents of extracts of Syzygium cumini leaves, collected monthly over a one-year period, were quantitatively determined by the modified Folin-Ciocalteau method. Extracts and tannin-free fractions were assayed by their potential to inhibit mouse paw edema induced by C48/80. HPLC showed high molecular weight phenolic species and flavonoids in the active extracts and fractions. The highest total phenolic content corresponded to the most potent degree of inhibition and the flavonoids were supposed to be the main species responsible for the activity, given that the flavonoid-enriched ethyl-acetate fraction maintained its effect down to a dose of 0.01 µg/kg in a dose-response manner.

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Antibacterial activity of Syzygium cumini and Syzygium travancoricum leaf essential oils

Cited by 110 publications

References 3 publications

Antimicrobial activity and toxicity of Syzygium australe and Syzygium leuhmannii fruit extracts

Antimicrobial activity and toxicity of Syzygium australe and Syzygium leuhmannii fruit extracts

Indigenous Use and Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants in Far-West Nepal

Correlation of anti-inflammatory activity with phenolic content in the leaves of syzygium cumini (l.) skeels (myrtaceae)

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