<?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%">Selloane G. Lehasa</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Siphamandla Q.N. Lamula</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lisa V. Buwa-Komoreng</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ethnomedicinal survey, phytochemical, isolation and identification of bioactive compounds from Elephantorrhiza elephantina, Pentanisia prunelloides and Dioscorea sylvatica used in the treatment of elephantiasis</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%">Bioactive compounds</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">elephantiasis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elephantorrhiza elephantina</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ethnomedicinal survey</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemicals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Traditional medicinal plants</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December 2025</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">662-675</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;Introduction: &lt;/strong&gt;More than 200 diseases can be transmitted to people through ingesting food contaminated with microorganisms (bacteria, viruses and parasites) or chemicals. Other pathogens for example those causing malaria, tuberculosis and leprosy, as well as parasitic worms can be as chronic infections and impaired nutrition, growth, cognitive development and fertility. &lt;strong&gt;Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;The aim of this research was to screen extracts from the three plants for phytochemicals. This includesthe isolation and identification of bioactive compounds of &lt;em&gt;Elephantorrhiza elephantina&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt;In this study, an ethnomedicinal survey, phytochemical analysis, isolation, and identification of bioactive compounds were conducted in &lt;em&gt;Elephantorrhiza elephantina&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pentanisia prunelloides&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Dioscorea sylvatica&lt;/em&gt; plant species used in the treatment of elephantiasis in most parts of the eastern Free State using standard methods. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt;The ethnobotanical survey documented 12 medicinal plants that are used to treat lymphatic filariasis. &lt;em&gt;Elephantorrhiza elephantina&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pentanisia prunelloides&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Dioscorea sylvatica&lt;/em&gt; were the three most used plant species. All three plants tested positive for the presence of tannins, saponins, flavonoids, steroids, terpenoids, glycosides, anthraquinones and alkaloids. Four compounds: acetyl salicylic acid, benzoic acid, resorcinol and nonanedioic acid were identified from&lt;em&gt; E. elephantina&lt;/em&gt; rhizome. Discussion:Amongst 12 documented plant species, &lt;em&gt;E. elephantina, P. prunelloides&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;D. sylvatica &lt;/em&gt;were the most frequently used plants and were selected for isolation and characterisation of bioactive compounds. Acetyl salicylic acid, benzoic acid, resorcinol and nonanediotic acid were isolated and identified from the methanol extract from&lt;em&gt; E. elephantina&lt;/em&gt; rhizome. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;The presence or existence of isolated phenolic-flavonoids in&lt;em&gt; E. elephantin&lt;/em&gt; demonstrated the basis for utilising it based on the isolated compounds&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%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">662</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selloane G. Lehasa&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Siphamandla Q.N. Lamula&lt;sup&gt;2*&lt;/sup&gt;, Lisa V. Buwa-Komoreng&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa Campus, Private Bag X13, Phuthaditjhaba, 9866, SOUTH AFRICA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Infectious Diseases and Medicinal Plants, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, SOUTH AFRICA.&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%">Debabrata Misra</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manab Mandal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Narendra Nath Ghosh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vivekananda Mandal</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic Standardization of an Ethnomedicinal Aquatic Herb, Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms for its Antibacterial Potentiality</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%">Fluorescence characteristics</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Heavy metal accumulation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">M hastata (L.) solms</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostic standardization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Traditional medicinal plants</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">March 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/520</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">533-540</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; To evaluate antibacterial potentiality, pharmacognostic characteristics and quality control parameters including heavy metals, like lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) accumulation in the aerial parts of an aquatic herb, &lt;em&gt;Monochoria hastata&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Solms. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Antibacterial assay was done by agar well diffusion method. Pharmacognostic studies like morpho-anatomical and physicochemical analyses were carried out for organoleptic, microscopic and macroscopic evaluations of living aerial parts, and powder microscopy, fluorescence, proximate and elemental analysis of the dried powder sample. Elements and heavy metals contents were determined by carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur / oxygen (CHNS/O) analyzer and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), respectively. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;M. hastata &lt;/em&gt;(L.) Solms aerial parts showed antibacterial activity against gastrointestinal and topical pathogens. It exhibited an amphistomatic and hydromorphic anatomical characters. The distinguishing features were the presence of stomata in upper and lower epidermis, broad air chambers, cuticle, collateral vascular bundles, sclereidal fibres, pitted tracheids, pitted vessels, calcium oxalate crystals and annular vessels in leaf. The powder sample contained very less amount of acid insoluble ash than water soluble ash and complete absence of foreign organic matter. Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur (CHNS) ratio was 33:6:5:1 and lead content was lesser than the recommended upper limit though the arsenic content was higher than the permissible upper limit. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/strong&gt; Though the plant has traditionally been used as a potent Ethnomedicinal herb to cure boils, gastritis, hepatopathy and as laxative, but no such evaluation of pharmacognostic identity and quality parameters have been done so far. This is the first report on its pharmacognostic characters and quality control issues like heavy metal accumulation and physicochemical parameters for future use as powder drug.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">533</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Debabrata Misra&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Manab Mandal&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Narendra Nath Ghosh&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Vivekananda Mandal&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Plant and Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>