Publications

antimicrobial effect of the tunisian nana variety punica granatum l. extracts against salmonella enterica (serovars kentucky and enteritidis) isolated from chicken meat and phenolic composition of its peel extract.	punica granatum l. is widely recognized for its potency against a broad spectrum of bacterial pathogens. the purpose of this study was to explore the inhibitory and the bactericidal activities of punica granatum against salmonella strains. the effect of extracts obtained from different parts (peels, seeds, juice and flowers) of pomegranate and using different solvents against salmonella enterica serovars kentucky and enteritidis isolated from chicken meat was thus investigated. salmonella strain ...	2017	27776287
descriptive study of plant resources in the context of the ethnomedicinal relevance of indigenous flora: a case study from toli peer national park, azad jammu and kashmir, pakistan.	this paper presents the first quantitative ethnobotanical study of the flora in toli peer national park of azad jammu and kashmir, pakistan. being a remote area, there is a strong dependence by local people on ethnobotanical practices. thus, we attempted to record the folk uses of the native plants of the area with a view to acknowledging and documenting the ethnobotanical knowledge. the aims of the study were to compile an inventory of the medicinal plants in the study area and to record the me ...	2017	28192466
metabolic alterations and the protective effect of punicalagin against glutamate-induced oxidative toxicity in ht22 cells.	oxidative stress is involved in many neurological diseases, including alzheimer's disease. punicalagin (pc) is a hydrolysable polyphenol derived from punica granatum and a potent antioxidant. in this study, the neuroprotective effect of pc on glutamate-induced oxidative stress was evaluated in the mouse hippocampal cell line, ht22. pc treatment protected ht22 cells from glutamate-induced cell death in a concentration-dependent manner, potentially attenuated glutamate-induced intracellular reacti ...	2017	28070799