Phytochemical Profile and Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plants Used by Aboriginal People of New South Wales, Australia
Joint Authors
Akter, Kaisarun
Barnes, Emma C.
Brophy, Joseph J.
Harrington, David
Community Elders, Yaegl
Vemulpad, Subramanyam R.
Jamie, Joanne F.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aboriginal people of Australia possess a rich knowledge on the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of sores, wounds, and skin infections, ailments which impose a high global disease burden and require effective treatments.
The antibacterial and antioxidant activities and phytochemical contents of extracts, obtained from eight medicinal plants used by Aboriginal people of New South Wales, Australia, for the treatment of skin related ailments, were assessed to add value to and provide an evidence-base for their traditional uses.
Extracts of Acacia implexa, Acacia falcata, Cassytha glabella, Eucalyptus haemastoma, Smilax glyciphylla, Sterculia quadrifida, and Syncarpia glomulifera were evaluated.
All extracts except that of S.
quadrifida showed activity against sensitive and multidrug resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus with minimum inhibitory concentration values ranging from 7.81 to 1000 μg/mL.
The sap of E.
haemastoma and bark of A.
implexa possessed high total phenolic contents (TPC) and strong DPPH radical scavenging abilities.
A positive correlation was observed between TPC and free radical scavenging ability.
GC-MS analysis of the n-hexane extract of S.
glomulifera identified known antimicrobial compounds.
Together, these results support the traditional uses of the examined plants for the treatment of skin related ailments and infections by Aboriginal people of New South Wales, Australia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Akter, Kaisarun& Barnes, Emma C.& Brophy, Joseph J.& Harrington, David& Community Elders, Yaegl& Vemulpad, Subramanyam R.…[et al.]. 2016. Phytochemical Profile and Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plants Used by Aboriginal People of New South Wales, Australia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104164
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Akter, Kaisarun…[et al.]. Phytochemical Profile and Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plants Used by Aboriginal People of New South Wales, Australia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104164
American Medical Association (AMA)
Akter, Kaisarun& Barnes, Emma C.& Brophy, Joseph J.& Harrington, David& Community Elders, Yaegl& Vemulpad, Subramanyam R.…[et al.]. Phytochemical Profile and Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plants Used by Aboriginal People of New South Wales, Australia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104164
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104164