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D. T. K. Fernando

Publications (5)

Therapeutic Potential of Carica papaya Linn.: A Comprehensive Review of Its Pharmacological Properties and Health Benefits, with Emphasis on Dengue Fever Healing

D. T. K. Fernando, D. S. H. S. Peiris, S. P. N. N. Senadeera & C. B. Ranaweera · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2024

For thousands of years, people have used various plant products, foods, spices, and herbs to treat and prevent illnesses. Sri Lankans have been using traditional and folk medicine to satisfy their basic health needs from the earliest days. Carica papaya Linn. (Caricaceae) is a co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2024/v12i1242

Evaluation of In vitro Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Properties of Tuberous Roots of Mirabilis jalapa L. Found in Sri Lanka

D. T. K. Fernando, D. S. H. S. Peiris, S. P. N. N. Senadeera, A. K. Chandana & C. B. Ranaweera · Asian Journal of Research in Botany · 2023

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 roots. Methods: Heat-induced egg albumin denaturation inhibition as...

Open access Research Article

A Comprehensive Review of Salacia reticulata: Botanical, Ethnomedicinal, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Insights

D. S. H. S. Peiris, D. T. K. Fernando, S. P. N. N. Senadeera & C. B. Ranaweera · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2023

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 well-known among natives for its extensive use in diabetes treatment, a chron...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i6228

Phytochemical Screening for Medicinal Plants: Guide for Extraction Methods

D. S. H. S. Peiris, D. T. K. Fernando, S. P. N. N. Senadeera & C. B. Ranaweera · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2023

Sri Lankans have relied on traditional medicine to meet their primary health needs since the beginning of time. This island is blessed with an enormous number of medicinal plants, which play a very important role in traditional medicine. However, the lengthy documented history of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i4216

The Role of Neutrophils, Lymphocytes and Monocytes in Ischemic Heart Disease: Friend or Foe?

S. P. N. N. Senadeera, D. S. H. S. Peiris, D. T. K. Fernando, D. U. Kottahachchi & C. B. Ranaweera · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2024

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. In recent years research has increasingly focused on the interplay between the white blood cells and the development and progression of IHD. Neutrophils, lymphocytes, and Monocytes play an i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2024/v13i2407