Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is evident that traditional risk factors as well as uraemia related non-traditional risk factors are responsible for the ...

Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties (SLTRV) have been known to be associated with higher nutritional and healthcare properties but along with the rice market, cultivation of improved rice varieties is highly dominated ...

The Covid-19 pandemic situation was a recent issue that drew global concern about the use of hand sanitizer to control the spread of pathogens through personal contact. This study aimed at bioethanol production using ...

Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional polyherbal preparations have been utilized in Sri Lanka since ancient times and have gained a wide acceptance throughout the country. Although an extensive body of evidence ...

Background: Effective β-cell regeneration is a recognized therapeutic strategy in the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Regeneration of β-cells could be achieved via exogenous natural sources as medicinal plant extracts. ...

Development of novel wound dressing materials having the ability to prevent bacterial infections and capable of accelerating the tissue regeneration process is utmost important, since the wounds in patients can cause severe ...

A polyherbal drug composed of leaves of Murraya koenigii L. Spreng, cloves of Allium sativum L., fruits of Garcinia quaesita Pierre, and seeds of Piper nigrum L. is a popular drug which has been used by indigenous practitioners ...