Antimicrobial screening of plants used for traditional medicine in the state of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

Anticancer effect of the extracts from Polyalthia evecta against human hepatoma cell line (HepG2)

“…The plants in the genus Polyalthia showed varieties of biological activities [11] . The extracts of P. longifolia is currently reported to have a cytotoxic effect on cancer cell lines while the extract of P. jucunda was found to have a growth inhibitory effect on tumor cell lines, possibly via apoptosis induction in NCI-H460 cells [12,13] .…”

Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Properties of Nepenthes Species: A Review

“…The whole plant methanolic crude extract of N. mirabilis was found to be active against Staphylococcus aureus as assessed using disc diffusion assay [34]. The methanolic extract of N. bicalcarata leaf displayed antibacterial activities against gram-positive bacteria Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus spizizenii and S. aureus with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 256 to 1024 µg/ml [21].…”

Dilleniaspecies: A review of the traditional uses, active constituents and pharmacological properties from pre-clinical studies

“…Grosvenor et al (1995b) reported the anti-microbial properties of the methanol extract of D. meliosmifolia leaves against Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Wiart et al (2004) reported the antimicrobial and antifungal properties of methanol extract of D. suffruticosa leaves toward Bacillus cereus, B. subtilis, Candida albicans, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Recently, Johnny et al (2010) demonstrated the antifungal properties of acetone extract of the leaves in inhibiting the radial growth of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.…”