Browsing by Author "Ranaweera, CB"
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Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous Root, Seed, Flower and Stem Bark Extracts of Acronychia pedunculata Grown in Sri Lanka
Ranaweera, CB; Pathirana, Ranjith; Ratnasooriya, WD (2016-05-30)In vitro antibacterial activity of six(06) different aqueous water extracts of Acronychia pedunculata found in Sri Lanka were investigated against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Escherichia coli (ATCC 35218). ... -
Antibacterial Activity of Endemic Artocarpus nobilis Thw Found in Sri Lanka
Ranaweera, CB; Silva, ARN; Fernando, K. S. K.; Wickramasekara, W. L. L. N.; Fernando, M. Y. S.; Rajapaksha, Weranga (2021-12-25)Aims: To evaluate antibacterial activity of aqueous, methanol, dichloromethane, and hexane extracts of Artocarpus nobilis Thw. leaves and stem bark against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus using agar well ... -
Antibacterial activity of water extracts of different parts of Morinda citrifolia grown in Sri Lanka
Ranaweera, CB; Pathirana, Ranjith; Ratnasooriya, WD (2016-05-05)This study examined the antibacterial potential of water extracts of different parts of Morinda citrifolia (Family: Rubiacae) plants which is used/indicated in Sri Lankan traditional and folk medicine to wash old cutaneous ... -
Assessment of In vitro Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory activities of Sri Lankan medicinal plant Jeffreycia zeylanica (Pupula)
Ranaweera, CB; Senadeera, Nimesha; Samaraweera, Thummini; Samaraweera, Thumuli (2023-09-07)Antibiotic resistance, global health risks, and absurd consequences of anti-inflammatory drugs are significant complications. As an alternative plant can be used. Jeffreycia zeylanica an endemic plant in Sri Lanka was ... -
Clinicoepidemiological Characteristics of Vitiligo: A Descriptive Cross- Sectional Study
Ranaweera, CB; Medis, Sohani; Jayasekara, Kithsiri (2021-12-31)Vitiligo is a common dermatological disorder characterized by white patches of the skin.The main reason for this disease is the loss of functioning melanin and melanocytes. The objective of the study was to investigate ... -
Clitoria ternatea-Shifting Paradigms: From Laboratory to Industry
Ranaweera, CB; Chandana, AK (2021-12-03)Clitoria ternateacommonly known as Butterfly pea is a standard Ayurvedic medicinal plant used in many parts of south Asian countries. Traditional medicinal plants are a great alternative to find new treatments and for the ... -
A Comprehensive Review of Salacia reticulata: Botanical, Ethnomedicinal, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Insights
Ranaweera, CB; Senadeera, SPNN; Peiris, DHS; Fernando, DTK (2013-11-01)Salacia reticulata(HIPPOCRATEACEAE) is a large ligneous climber or scandent shrub held by Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, and south India. It is known as Kothala himbutu/Himbutu wel in Sinhalese and is ... -
Evaluating the Efficacy of School Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Preventing Teenage Pregnancies: A Case Study of a Selected Health Area during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2021
Withanage, SJW; Ranaweera, CB; Kumara, RADDA; Dharmasena, KPT; Chandrasiri, WGMMSD; Aravindan, B; Dias, S; Sewwandi, HWN; Lakshima, WDS; Karunanayake, A (2023-09)The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of School Sexual and Reproductive Health Education (SSRHE) in reducing teenage pregnancies in Egodauyana Medical Officer of Health, the area with the highest teenage pregnancy ... -
Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Endemic Jeffreycia zeylanica Plant Found in Sri Lanka
Samaraweera, Thumuli; Samaraweera, Thummini; Senadeera, SPNN; Ranaweera, CB (2023-07-04)Aims: Determination of antibacterial efficacy of aqueous, methanol, dichloromethane, and hexane extracts from Jeffreycia zeylanica leaves against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ... -
Evaluation of In vitro Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Properties of Tuberous Roots of Mirabilis jalapa L. Found in Sri Lanka
Ranaweera, CB; Fernando, D. T. K.; Peiris, D. S. H. S.; Chandana, AK; Senadeera, SPNN (2023-08-14)Aims: This study aims to evaluate the in vitro anti-inflammatory and antibacterial potential of aqueous and various organic solvent (methanol, dichloromethane, and hexane) extracts of Mirabilis jalapa L. tuberous ... -
Evaluation of in vitro anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties of tuberous roots of Mirabilis jalapa (Sinhala name: Hendirikka)
Ranaweera, CB; Senadeera, SPNN; Peiris, Sajani; Fernando, Kaushalya (2023-09-07)The Four-o'clock plant, also known as Mirabilis jalapa Linn. (Sinhala name: Hendirikka), is a well-known ornamental plant that is also prized for its folklore remedies all over the world. It has been discovered that this ... -
Evaluation Of In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Some Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants
Ranaweera, CB; Ratnasooriya, WD; Pathirana, Ranjith; Silva, ARN (2015-02-28)This study evaluated in vitro antibacterial activity and their minimum inhibitory concentration of five plants (stem of Stereospermum suaveolens,Oroxylum indicum and roots of Clitoria ternatea, whole plant of Bacopa monnieri ... -
In vitro Anti-inflammatory Activity of Endemic Artocarpus nobilis Thw Found in Sri Lanka
Ranaweera, CB; Silva, ARN; Senadeera, SPNN; Fernando, K. S. K.; Wickramasekara, W. L. L. N.; Fernando, M. Y. S.; Rajapaksha, Weranga (2021-12-29)Aims: To investigate in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous, methanol, dichloromethane, and hexane extracts of Artocarpus nobilis Thw. leaves and stem bark using heat-induced protein denaturation test (egg ... -
In vitro Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Leaves of Jeffreycia zeylanica Using the Egg Albumin Denaturation Method and Human Red Blood Cell Stabilization Method
Ranaweera, CB; Senadeera, Nimesha N; Samaraweera, Thumuli; Samaraweera, Thummini (2023-11-25)Aims To investigate the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous, methanol, dichloromethane (DCM), and hexane extracts of Jeffreycia zeylanica leaves extracts. In vitro protein (egg albumin) denaturation method and ... -
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Hexane, Chloroform and Methanolic Extracts of Different Parts of Acronychia Pedunculata Grown in Sri Lanka.
Ranaweera, CB; Pathirana, Ranjith; Ratnasooriya, WD (2016-08-31)This study accessed the antibacterial potential in vitro of hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts made from leaves, stem bark, flowers, seeds or roots of Sri Lankan grown Acronychia pedunculata plant against two Gram ... -
In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Methanolic Extracts of Leaves of Indigofera Indica and Stems of Stereospermum Suaveolens Grown in Sri Lanka
Ranaweera, CB; Pathirana, Ranjith; Chandana, AK; Ratnasooriya, WD; Silva, ARN (2015-08-03)Oxidative stress due to free radicals plays a fundamental role in pathogenesis of several human diseases. Accordingly, wide search is operative to discover novel and potent antioxidants to be used as prophylactics and ... -
In Vitro Antirheumatoid Arthritic Activity of Aqueous Root Extract of Clitoria Ternatea
Ranaweera, CB; Chandana, AK; Pathirana, Ranjith; Ratnasooriya, WD (2014-11-22)In ethano medicine, roots of Clitoria ternatea (Family: Fabaceae) is claimed to possess antirheumatoid arthritic activity. However, this claim has not been scientifically tested and validated yet. This study assessed the ... -
In Vitro Effects of Aqueous Extracts of Five Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants on Human Erythrocyte Membrane Stabilization Activity
Ranaweera, CB; Pathirana, Ranjith; Ratnasooriya, WD (2015-06-01)In vitro assessment of human erythrocyte membrane stabilisation activity of water extracts of Clitoria ternatea (Family: Fabaceae) roots, stem bark extracts of Stereospermum Suaveolens (Family: Bignoniaceae) and Oroxylum ... -
In vitro Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Properties of Tuberous Roots of Mirabilis Jalapa Linn. Found in Sri Lanka
Peiris, DSHS; Fernando, DTK; Senadeera, SPNN; Chandana, AK; Ranaweera, CB (2023-09)The Four-O’clock plant, also known as Mirabilis jalapa Linn. is a well-known ornamental plant prized for its folklore remedies in many countries around the world. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the ... -
Lack of in vitro antihyaluronidase activity of methanolic leaf extract of Indigofera tinctoria L and methanolic stem bark extract of Stereospermum suaveolens DC
Ranaweera, CB; Pathirana, Ranjith; Ratnasooriya, WD (2015-01-31)Objective: To assess the antihyaluronidase activity of methanolic leaf extract of Indigofera tinctoria L (I. tinctoria) (family: Fabaceae/Leguminosae) and stem bark extract of Stereospermum suaveolens ...