<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lalbiakngheti Tlau</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lucy Lalawmpuii</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">P.B. Lalthanpuii</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">K. Lalchhandama</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Analysis of the Phytochemical and Antibacterial Properties of the Indigenous Mizo Medicinal Plant, Helicia Excelsa</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antibacterial activity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Helicia excelsa</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mizo traditional medicine.</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Plant extract</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">October 2023</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">15</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">823-828</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Helicia excelsa &lt;/em&gt;(Roxb.) Bl. is a scarcely known medicinal plant and is native to Southeast Asia. It is most notably used for the treatment of gastric problems in the Mizo traditional medicine in India.&lt;strong&gt; Method: &lt;/strong&gt;The leaves of &lt;em&gt;H. excelsa&lt;/em&gt; were collected from Aizawl, Mizoram, India. An extract was prepared using chloroform. Qualitative phytochemical tests were performed to detect the important phytocompounds. The antioxidant activity was determined by total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, total antioxidant content, DPPH- and ferric-reducing antioxidant power. Antibacterial activity was evaluated by agar well-diffusion method. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;H. excelsa&lt;/em&gt; leaf contains amino acids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, glycosides, phenols, phytosterols, proteins, and tannins. It showed inhibition in selected Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The phenol, flavonoid and total antioxidant contents were 4.52±0.09 gallic acid equivalent (GAE mg/g), 64.27±1.04 quercetin equivalent (QE mg/g), 11.39±0.45 ascorbic acid equivalent (AAE mg/g) respectively. IC50 value of DPPH-scavenging activity was 5.67±0.36. The ferric ion-reducing power showed concentration-dependent activity. The plant extract showed growth-inhibitory actions against Gram-negative bacterium, Escherichia coli, and Gram-positive species, Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus. :&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;H. excelsa &lt;/em&gt;leaf contains important bioactive compounds that need to be identified. The antioxidant and antibacterial activities support the basis of its medicinal application.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">823</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lalbiakngheti Tlau, Lucy Lalawmpuii, P.B. Lalthanpuii, K. Lalchhandama*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Department of Life Sciences, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl 796 001, Mizoram, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">B. Lalruatfela</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">P. B. Lalthanpuii</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">C. Lalrinmawia</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">K. Lalchhandama</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Immunomodulatory and Antiallergic Potentials of the Bioactive  Compounds of Ginger</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Allergy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ginger</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Histamine Receptor; Leukotriene Receptor</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Molecular Modelling</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December 2023</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">15</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1166-1176</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;Allergy is an ever-increasing immune disorder and is often fatal under certain circumstances. Lack of total curative medication prompts the search for various compounds as the lead molecules. Ginger, &lt;em&gt;Zingiber officinale Roscoe&lt;/em&gt;, is a well-established medicinal plant in different traditional practices. Its use as antiallergic or anti-inflammatory agent has been vindicated but the underlying mechanism of action is yet unknown. &lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; In this study, we analyzed the phytocompounds characterized from ginger for their binding affinities on cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 (CysLTR1) and histamine H1 receptor (H1R) by molecular docking. The molecular interactions were compared against known agonists and antagonists of the two receptors. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The data indicate that ginger compounds have high binding affinity for both LTR1 and H1R comparable to those of antiallergic medications. The highest binding affinities were recorded for gingerenone-A (-7.3 kcal/mol) and zingiberol (-7.2 kcal/mol) on LTR1; and gingerenone-A (-8.7 kcal/mol) and α-curcumene (-8.0 kcal/mol) on H1R.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;In addition to antiallergic activity, molecular predications on the probable biological activities of the ginger compounds show that they can have a variety of medicinal applications including immunomodulatory and anticancer activities.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1166</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B. Lalruatfela&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; , P. B. Lalthanpuii&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; , C. Lalrinmawia&lt;sup&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;, K. Lalchhandama&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Zoology, Pachhunga University College, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796001, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;DBT-BUILDER National Laboratory, Pachhunga University College, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796001, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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