<?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%">Dennis R.A. Mans</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Terrence Mawie</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Priscilla Friperson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Meryll Djotaroeno</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jennifer Pawirodihardjo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vinoj H. Sewberath Misser</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ed P.F. Ijzerman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Walther Jap Tjoen San</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In vitro Platelet Aggregation-Stimulatory, Antibacterial, and Cytotoxic Activities of the Fresh Stem Juice from Montrichardia arborescens Schott (Araceae) – Evidence for Wound Healing- Stimulatory Properties</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%">Broth microdilution</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In vitro studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lack of cytotoxicity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Montrichardia arborescens Schott</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MTT Assay</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Platelet aggregation stimulation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Preliminary Antibacterial activity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PRP</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stem juice</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%">June 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%">299-306</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;Montrichardia arborescens&lt;/em&gt; is traditionally used for wound healing, but without scientific evidence. In this study, the fresh stem juice was assessed for its platelet aggregation stimulatory and antibacterial activities and its safety. &lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;The stem juice was evaluated at various dilutions for platelet aggregation-stimulatory activity in human platelet rich plasma (PRP) using norepinephrine as a positive control; antibacterial activity against &lt;em&gt;Staphylococcus aureus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Streptococcus pyogenes&lt;/em&gt; (gram-positive bacteria) as well as &lt;em&gt;Escherichia coli&lt;/em&gt; and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (gram-negative bacteria) in a broth microdilution method using tetracycline as a reference compound; and absence of substantial cytotoxicity against cultured CHO cells in an MTT assay. Data (means ± SDs; n ≥ 3) were evaluated for statistically significant differences (p &amp;lt; 0.05) using ANOVA with Bonferroni’s adjustments. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The stem juice stimulated platelet aggregation to nearly 100% at 50% (&lt;em&gt;v/v&lt;/em&gt;) dilution and about 50% at 12.5% (&lt;em&gt;v/v&lt;/em&gt;) dilution. It did not affect the growth of &lt;em&gt;E. coli &lt;/em&gt;and &lt;em&gt;P. aeruginosa&lt;/em&gt; at 50% (&lt;em&gt;v/v&lt;/em&gt;) but partially inhibited that of &lt;em&gt;S. aureus&lt;/em&gt; at 37.5% (&lt;em&gt;v/v&lt;/em&gt;) and that of &lt;em&gt;S. pyogenes&lt;/em&gt; completely at 12.5% (&lt;em&gt;v/v&lt;/em&gt;). These effects were validated by those found with epinephrine 20 μM and tetracycline 10-60 μg/mL. CHO cell survival was only 3 ± 1% with the 50% (&lt;em&gt;v/v&lt;/em&gt;) diluted stem juice but 64 ± 2% with the 12.5% (v/v) dilution. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The &lt;em&gt;M. arborescens&lt;/em&gt; stem juice exhibited substantial platelet aggregation-stimulatory and antibacterial activity at 12.5% (&lt;em&gt;v/v&lt;/em&gt;) dilution which seemed safe to the normal tissues. These findings confirm its traditional use for wound healing.&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%">299</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dennis R.A. Mans&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt;, Terrence Mawie&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Priscilla Friperson&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Meryll Djotaroeno&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Jennifer Pawirodihardjo&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Vinoj H. Sewberath Misser&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Ed P.F. Ijzerman&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Walther Jap Tjoen San&lt;sup&gt;3&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 Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, SURINAME.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, SURINAME.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Cardiology, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, SURINAME.&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%">Dennis R.A. Mans</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Priscilla Friperson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Meryll Djotaroeno</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vinoj Sewberath Misser</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jennifer Pawirodihardjo</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In vitro Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities as well as Phytochemical Content of the Fresh Stem Juice from Montrichardia arborescens Schott (Araceae)</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%">Anti-inflammatory activity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">antioxidant activity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In vitro studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Montrichardia arborescens Schott</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical content</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stem juice</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">August 2022</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">296-304</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;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Montrichardia arborescens&lt;/em&gt; Schott (Araceae) is traditionally used for treating, among others, inflammatory conditions, but so far without scientific evidence. In this study, the fresh stem juice was assessed for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities and phytochemical content. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The stem juice’s anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using a heat-induced bovine serum albumin (BSA) denaturation assay and a hypotonicity-induced human erythrocyte membrane lysis assay. Its antioxidant activity was determined by a DPPH free radical-scavenging assay and a FRAP assay. Diclofenac and Trolox were used as reference compounds. Its phytochemical content was qualitatively explored by standard methods. Data (means ± SDs; n ≥ 3) were evaluated for statistically significant differences (p &amp;lt; 0.05) using ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc adjustments. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; At ≥ 12.5% (v/v), the stem juice inhibited BSA denaturation by 50%-75% and membrane lysis by roughly 90%. At 0.20-7.0% (v/v), it did not affect BSA denaturation but stabilized membranes by &amp;gt; 50%. The juice scavenged DPPH free radicals at an EC&lt;sub&gt;50 &lt;/sub&gt;of 2.0 ± 0.2% (v/v) and achieved at that dilution an antioxidant power of 2,616 ± 16 μM Fe&lt;sup&gt;2+&lt;/sup&gt; equivalents. All the effects were in the range of those found with diclofenac 50 μg/mL and Trolox 1.0-6.0 μg/mL. The stem juice contained phenolic compounds, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, saponins, and glycosides. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The &lt;em&gt;M. arborescens s&lt;/em&gt;tem juice exhibited appreciable anti-inflammatory activities that might mainly be associated with the inhibition of the release of inflammatory mediators, along with notable antioxidant activity, which might be attributable to phytochemicals with known anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, SURINAME.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction&lt;/strong&gt;: Flower buds of Sirunagapoo (&lt;em&gt;Mesua ferrea&lt;/em&gt;) are used in Siddha system of medicine as carminative, astringent and anti-vatha. It is traditionally used to treat various diseases like cough, venerial, white discharge, diarrhea, over-bleeding and peripheral neuritis. It is one of the major ingredients in Amukkara choornam, Inji choornam and Elathi choornam which are used for indigestion, loss of appetite and gastritis. &lt;strong&gt;Methods&lt;/strong&gt;: Pharmacognostic characters of &lt;em&gt;M. ferrea&lt;/em&gt; flower bud were studied through powder microscopy. Both ethanol and aqueous extracts were investigated for phytochemical screening, total phenolic content, &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and the ethanolic extract was subjected to GC-MS analysis. &lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;: Powder microscopy of flower buds of &lt;em&gt;M. ferrea&lt;/em&gt; revealed the presence of brachysclereids, macrosclereids, starch grain, crystals and parenchyma cells. The powdered material exhibited 6.07% of loss on drying, 2.93% of total ash, 11.34% of water-soluble extractive and pH value 5.35. Data showed the presence of sterols only in ethanol extract and phenols, flavanoids, saponins and coumarins in both ethanol and aqueous extracts. Ethanolic extract was found to contain higher concentration of total phenols (1030 mg GAE/L) when compared to aqueous extract. Totally forty compounds were detected in GC-MS analysis and the major compound is eugenol (61%) and cinnamaldehyde (15%). In vitro studies revealed antioxidant in terms of DPPH free radical scavenging property (IC-&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; = 229.7 mg/ml) remarkable anti-inflammatory activity using RBC membrane stabilization assay (70.27%) were noted. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: This study provides the pharmacognostic standards, phytochemical profile, major volatile compounds and in vitro properties of &lt;em&gt;Mesua ferrea&lt;/em&gt; flower bud.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Perumal Rajalakshmi*, Vellingiri Vadivel, Natesan Ravichandran, Pemaiah Brindha &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Research carried out at Centre for Advanced Research in Indian System of Medicine, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA) Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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