Aims: The use and specific activity of bromelain from pineapples are limited by the presence
of contaminants. The aim of this study was to determine the enzymatic activity of bromelain …

Plumbago is a genus of medicinal plants that are used in recent years to induce significant
levels of apoptosis in various cancer cells. Purpose: The test substances that are obtained …

Beside as a spice in Indonesian cooking, Fingerroot (Boesenbergia pandurata) regularly is
used as a mixture of herbal medicine. Scientifically, the phytochemical content of the …

The present research study investigates the phytochemical and pharmacological importance
of Bromus pectinatus. Qualitative phytochemical analysis of this plant was carried out to use …

Pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) is a plant in the Bromeliaceae family that has
pharmacological effects such as antimicrobial, anthelmintic, diuretic, antidiabetic, and …

Bromelain, a mixture of proteases derived from different parts of pineapple, has been
described to have therapeutic benefits in a diversity of inflammatory diseases. Such effects …

According to data from the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM), throughout 2012,
the incidence of poisoning due to consuming food occupied the highest position, at 66.7 …

Black betel (Piper betle L. var. Nigra) has been shown to have the potential for medicinal
use. The black betel leaves contain 4.2% essential oil, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins …

Piper crocatum, known as red betel, is a potential medicinal plant that grows in the tropics as
an anti-cancer. Several previous studies of red betel showed the ability to inhibit various …

Background: All natural anticancer agents are cytotoxic basically and act mainly by the
inhibition cell proliferation; but they have different mechanisms. Two assays, thiazolyl blue [3 …