Revista de farmacognosia y productos naturales

It is an open access journal which provides a platform to everyone to see articles without paying any charge. The main aim of JPNP is to provide the current and latest development in the area of medicinal plant. The main highlights of this journal are herbal plants, artificial sweetener, lavender oil, natural products drugs, Organic herbs, phototherapy, allergens, Marine pharmacognosy etc.

Vaginitis is defined as a spectrum of conditions that cause vaginal and sometimes vulvar symptoms, such as itching, burning, irritation, odor, and vaginal discharges. This study aims to identify and isolate the most prevalent causal agents associated with vaginitis at Gezira area – Sudan, evaluating the antimicrobial activity of the commonly used herbs like Commiphora myrrha, Solenostemma argel, Azadirachta indica, Salvia officinalis and Eucalyptus camaldulensis against the isolated causal agents and comparing the herbal effects at different concentrations with a known commercial vaginal washer. 50 subjects of high vaginal swabs were collected, to identify and isolate the target organisms during the period from January to May 2015, and then aseptically cultured on sterile and appropriate media. A total number of 31 bacterial isolates were represented by 4 different species of bacteria; 17 (34%) Staphylococcus aureus, 7 (14%) E. coli, 6(12%) Streptococcus pyogenes and only 1(2%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa whereas 14 (28%) yeast isolates were represented by Candida albicans. 11 aqueous extracts were prepared from each of the five herbs with concentrations of 5%, 15%, 25%, 35%, and 45%. The aqueous extracts of  C. myrrha, E. camaldulensis and A. indica respectively achieved the highest means of inhibition zones (12.1, 11.5 and 10.4 mm) when compared to the others and showing non-significant differences when compared to each other (p value 0.08, 0.2 and 0.7). The combination of (S. argel, A. indica, and E. camaldulensis) showed relatively strong antimicrobial activity with inhibition zone range between (18.5–24 mm) in its different concentrations (25%, 35%, and 45%) when comparing the effect of this extract (mean=15.2) with the impact of the commercial washer (mean=9.9), it was found that the herbal extract has top influence, although, the difference was statistically non-significant (p value ± 0.07).

Nutri-medicinal plants are widely used as a remedy for some ailments among pregnant women worldwide. There are different medicinal plants used by pregnant women in
Uganda depending on the culture and knowledge of these medicinal plants. A cross sectional study was carried out on 135 women in Kyeizooba sub county Bushenyi District
from September 2016 to March 2017. Medicinal plants used by pregnant women were identified and documented, and phytochemical screening of the frequently used
nutri-medicinal plants was done and their effects were studied comparing with the available literature. Fidelity levels, Informant consensus factor and use values were used
to obtain the most frequently used medicinal plants. Lamiaceae and Asteraceae families presented the highest number of medicinal plants used by pregnant women. The
phytochemicals analyzed in the herbs were saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, reducing compounds, phenols and steroids which were found to exist in some nutri-medicinal
plants with varying intensities. Herbal medicines contain important phytochemicals which if standardized and the dosages prescribed could present therapeutic advantages
to the users.

The use of nutri-medicinal plants is widely spread in the treatment of several ailments among pregnant women worldwide. In Uganda, different medicinal plants are used
by pregnant women for treatment of different ailments. A cross sectional study was done on 135 women in Kyeizooba Sub county Bushenyi District from September 2016
to November 2016. Factors associated with the use of medicinal plants were identified. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses were done and logistic regression
model was used to test for significant relationships. Level of significance was set at 5% CI and p=0.05. Distance (p=0.012), number of children to a mother (p=0.037) and
income (p=0.025) were influencing use of medicinal plants by pregnant women. Women with low income [OR=0.02] living in long distance from health centers [OR=12.7],
and mothers with many children [OR=1.45] were most likely to use nutri-medicinal plants than their counterparts. Any factors that affected women from attending to ANC
increased their chances of using herbal medicines.