1.Antimicrobial, total phenolic and total flavonoid properties of leaves and seed of Jatropha curcas, Piper nigrum L. and Piper betle methanolic crude extracts
Mohamad Iswandy Ibrahim ; Awang Ahmad Sallehin Awang Husaini ; Noorzaid Muhamad ; Hairul Azman Roslan
Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 2016;12(6):438-444
Aims: Herbal and medicinal plants bioactive compounds of Jatropha curcas, Piper nigrum and P. betle have been
shown to possess therapeutic properties. This study investigates the presence and characterization of phytochemical
compounds as well as to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of the methanolic crude extract of the leaves and seeds of
J. curcas, P. nigrum L. and P. betle.
Methodology and results: The study on antibacterial and antifungal efficacy of the crude extracts of leaves and seeds
were carried out using standard disc diffusion method. The crude extracts were found to exhibit an average response of
antimicrobial activity with the inhibition zones ranged from 3% to 28% for antibacterial and from 21% to 79% for
antifungal activity. Among all extracts, the leaf extract of P. betle showed a good antibacterial activity against
Staphylococcus aureus and excellent antifungal properties against Aspergillus niger and A. flavus. The phytochemical
screening analysis revealed the presence of saponin, tannins, glycosides, terpenoids, reducing sugar, flavonoid and
anthraquinones. However, phlobatannins was not present. Total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content
(TFC) were highly detected in the crude extract of P. betle and recorded as 13.33 mg of gallic acid equivalents, GAE
(mg/ 100 mg sample) and 0.88 mg of RE (mg/100 mg sample), respectively. GC-MS analysis of the bioactive
compounds reveals the presence of diethyl phthalate, 2-hexadecen-1-ol (Phytol), hexadecanoic acid, piperine, phenol
and other minor compounds.
Conclusion, significance and impact of study: The study suggested that P. betle has a potential as a source for
antimicrobial agent from plants extracts. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to elucidate their precise mechanism
of action.
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2.Treatment decisions based on clinical trials
Abigael C. Andal-Saniano ; Maria Kristina Ibarra Marquez
The Filipino Family Physician 2022;60(1):48-54
The randomized Controlled Trial is the standard design to prove the effectiveness of drugs or other forms of interventions. In this type of clinical research, individuals are randomly assigned (randomization) to either of the two or more groups, one with the intervention the other without the intervention being tested or another intervention. When done properly, it can provide the best evidence of effectiveness
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3.Therapeutic approaches for uterine fibroma
Ho Chi Minh city Medical Association 2005;10(5):293-300
There is about 30% of women experienced uterine fibroma and most of them needn’t treatment. For symptomatic women, various medical treatments were more and more extensive. Surgical treatments were indicated depending on many factors and individual patient. Besides traditional therapies (myomectomy, hysteroscopic myomectomy, uterine endoscopy, etc), there were more and more new techniques such as uterine artery embolization. This technique is relative new and minimal invasive of management, but it still needs further research
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4.Studying the changes of leukocyte, erythrocyte and bone-marrow of mice treated by gamma irradiation
Journal of Vietnamese Medicine 2005;0(2):22-25
Studying the effectiveness of irradiation on bone-marrow, the numbers of leukocyte, erythrocyte, hemoglobin of mice (25 normal mice and 35 mice treated by gamma irradiation with the dose of 600 rad/(100rad/day) (60 Co) showed that: Gamma irradiation reduced total of leucocytes, the number of different leucocytic (lymphocyte, granulocyte, mono and natural killer cells), the ratio of reticulocyte, number of mature erythrocyte and hemoglobin: Total of leucocytes (3,14 ± 1,58 in comparison with 13,45 ± 4,6); monocytes (0,05 ± 0,03 in comparison with 0,26 ± 0,13), lymphocytes (1,66 ± 0,36 in comparison with 6,34 ± 2,84). After gamma irradiation, the number of reticulocyte was 55%, mature erythrocyte was 73% and hemoglobin was 82%
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5.Evaluation of bronchial asthma and treatment in outpatient department of Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital
Journal Ho Chi Minh Medical 2005;9(4):234-242
A prospective study was carried out to evaluate the severity of asthma by classification and to evaluate the GINA-based treatment. 102 asthma patients older than 1 year of age were classified in 4 steps of severity (GINA): step 1 (32 patients), step 2 (49 patients), step 3 (16 patients) and step 4 (5 patients). Most of asthma patients of steps 1 (31.4%) and of step 2 (48%) had slightly asthmatic symptoms and mildly affected lung function: PEF >80% (23.3%), moderately decreased PEF = 80% - 60% (57.5%). There were 1175 days of school-day or working-day loss. 32% of asthma patients had no specific treatment because of lack of knowledge; 48% of cases received an inappropriate treatment due to misdiagnosis and underestimation. 33.3% of patients used oral long acting β2 agonist (LABA) combined with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS); 25.4% of patients received inhaled LABA combined with ICS in our study; 66.6% of patients had lung function improved on 4th week of treatment
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6.Application of complex autologous heterologous meshed skin for treatment of deep and wide burn
Journal of Practical Medicine 1998;348(5):37-39
Recently we have made a research in 21 patients including 11 males and 10 females, aged from 2-37, whose deep burn area were 5-45% the whole body. These patients had been treated in NIB. (National Institute of Burn) and had totally experienced 32 operations of auto-Graft lay frog graft overlay widely meshed skin grating (the advanced technique sandwich). Though this research, we come to the conclusion that: (1) Autograft under lay frog graft overlay widely meshed skin grafting technique can enlarge the graft area and save the healthy skin. Which is of specific significance to the patients who have the area of deep more burn than 20% the body area. (2) This technique helps the auto graft to live better and the tissue to develop well. It reduces the patient's pains and the blood loss when changing the Bandages.
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7.Burn caused by acid, hot slake lime and tar: some principles for primary management
Journal of Practical Medicine 2000;384(7):46-46
The author showed some principles in primary management for chemical burn. After burning, the lesion should be treated immediately by pouring cold fresh water continuously for 10-15 minutes on the lesion. Then the lesion should be treated depends on causes. For acid-caused burn, wash the lesion by diluted base solutions, then applying the bicarbonate sodium solution 10-20%-soaked bandage. For base-caused burn, use diluted acid solutions to wash. For burn due to hot slake lime, the lesion can be washed by fresh water, sugar solution 20% or ammonium chloride 10%, then dressed by acid boric 3%-soaked bandage. For burn lesions related to hot tar, use vegetable oil and petroleum with ratio of 3:1 to clear the hot tar on the skin, then treat the burning lesion.
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8.Efficacy of hyper pressure oxygen therapy in the local treatment of deep thermal burn
Journal of Practical Medicine 2002;408(2):36-39
The study of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on the full thickness thermal burn wound was done in 24 rabbits. After infliction of the burn wound, the animals were randomized into 2 groups: a HBOT group (n=12) and non-HBOT group (n=12). Studying a change of the burn wound, we found that (1) HBOT had statistically significant effect on anti inflammation (p<0.01). (2) HBOT had statistically significant effect on decrease the time of necrosis separation (p<0.01). HBOT had statistically significant effect on decrease the time of burn wound healing.
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9.Efficacy of maduxin in the treatment of slaked lime burn
Journal of Practical Medicine 1998;348(5):10-13
Maduxin ointment is extracted from leaves and seeds of the Madhuca pasquieri H. J. Lam, Sapotaceae family and has been applied in burn treatment in Vietnam since 1987. We studied the effects of Maduxin at slaked lime burn wounds - a frequent type of burn in Vietnam - in comparison with the effect of sliversulfadiazin in burn treatment. Our study was carried out on 91 slaked lime burn patients who were treated at the Vietnam National Institute of Burn from November 1994 to October 1997. The results showed that Maduxin ointment transferred wet eschar to dry eschar shortened the treatment of III - level burn to 17.8 days from 19.50days in the control group. After 2 weeks of treatment, Maduxin limited the appearance of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus, reduced the number of microbacteria in the surface of the wounds to the similar number of that in the control group. The number of fibrocytes, fibroblastes in the burn wounds treated with Maduxin ointment increased significantly after 14 days and the mucopolysaccharide was created after 7-15 days at a higher level than that in the control group.
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10.Preliminary results of study on manufacture of biological polymeric membrane for the treatment of burns
Pharmaceutical Journal 1998;272(12):17-19
Biopolymeric membrane is made on the polysaccharide of natural origin according to our own technological process. It is a high bioactive, biocompatible, biodegradable polymeric membrane with effective action for treating wound healing. The preliminary results of clinical study suggested that the membrane were effectively used as biologic dressings for the treatment of donor sites of skin graft, partial thickness burns and granulation tissue. The wound surface after healing was smooth and flexible. The biopolymeric membrane is not only suitable for the treatment of burn wounds, but also it can applied for the skin surgery with excellent results.
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