JOURNAL ARTICLES
2018-2021
| Sudasinghe, H.P. and Peiris, D.C. | Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity of aqueous leaf extract of Passiflora suberosa L. | https://peerj.com/articles/4389/ |
| Bandara, K.R., Padumadasa, C. and Peiris, D.C. | Potent antibacterial, antioxidant and toxic activities of extracts from Passiflora suberosa L. leaves. | https://peerj.com/articles/4804/ |
| Wickramasinghe, W.T.H.C., Peiris, L.D.C. and Padumadasa, C. | Chemical and biological studies of value-added cinnamon products in the Sri Lankan market. | http://192.248.32.11/bitstream/handle/123456789/8764/657601411vcat618-Vol.-9-Issue-11-Nov-2018-IJPSR-RA-9966.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |
| Jayatilake, P.L. and Munasinghe, H. | Antimicrobial activity of cultivable endophytic and rhizosphere fungi associated with “mile-a-minute,” Mikania cordata (Asteraceae). | https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2020/5292571/ |
| Jayatilake, P.L. and Munasinghe, H. | In Vitro Determination of Antimicrobial and Hypoglycemic Activities of Mikania cordata (Asteraceae) | https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bri/2020/8674708/ |
| Tennakoon, T.S.G., Gunaherath, G.K.B., De Silva, K.T.D., Padumadasa, C., Wijesundara, D.S.A. and Abeysekera, A.M. | Auto-oxidation of Ent-beyer-15-en-19-al isolated from the essential oil of the heartwood of Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb.: formation of 15, 16-epoxy-ent-beyeran-19-oic acid and other products. | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13065-020-00671-9 |
| Silva, E.I.P., Jayasingha, P., Senanayake, S., Dandeniya, A. and Munasinghe, D.H. | Microbiological study in a gneissic cave from Sri Lanka, with special focus on potential antimicrobial activities. | https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2343&context=ijs |
| Wickramaarachchige H.S, Fernando M.M.M.R , Wickramanayake H.M.D.N , Siriwardhene M. A. and Samarakoon D.N.A.W. | Unknown antifungal activity of Phyllanthus emblica and Citrus aurantifolia against Candida albicans. | RUFARS 2020: University of Ruhuna. |
| Siriwardhene M. A. | Investigation of in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of hexane extract of Costus speciosus leaves. | RUFARS 2020: University of Ruhuna. |
| Dharmasena, W.G.B.P., Udugama, S.S.T.T.A., Wijerathne, S.C. and Munasinghe, D.H.H. | Domestication of a wild strain of Ganoderma lucidum mushroom growing in Sri Lanka. | Proceedings of the 76th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. |
| Fernando, H., Kumarasinghe, K., Gunasekara, T., Fernando, S., Jayaweera, P., Soysa, S. and Rajapaksha, S. | Cytotoxicity and anticancer activity of few garcinol associated metal systems on BHK- and RD cell lines. | In: 13th International Research Conference. General Sir Jhon Kothalawala Defence University, Sri Lanka. |
| Wijekoon, H., Palliyaguru, N., Gunasekara, T., Fernando, S., Jayaweera, P. and Kumarasinghe, K. | Microwave assisted synthesis and investigation of antifungal activity of 3- substituted indolin-2-ones. | In: Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. |
| Gunawardene S.L.A., Wickrama W.D.S.A., Kapuwella, K.G.A., Siriwardena, M.A., Sirimuthu, N.M.S., Gunasekara, T.D.C.P. | Antimicrobial activity of Mangifera zeylanica stem bark from two climate zones from Sri Lanka. | Proceedings of the International Forestry and Environment Symposium Volume 25 (2020)(P. 23). |
| Gunawardene S.L.A., Sirimuthu, N.M.S., Gunasekara, T.D.C.P., Siriwardena, M.A. | Antioxidant activity of Mangifera zeylanica stem bark of different extracts. | Proceedings of 8th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (P. 48) |
| Gunawardene S.L.A., Sirimuthu, N.M.S., Gunasekara, T.D.C.P., Siriwardena, M.A. | Sun protection activity of Mangifera zeylanica stem bark of aqueous and methanolic extracts. | Proceedings of Research Conference in Health Sciences 2021 (P. 90) |
From Traditional Herbal Medicine to the Novel Therapeutics
Sri Lanka has a long history of utilizing herbal materials with unique medicinal properties for the treatment of a vast number of diseases. However, still, it is a field that is to be explored for the development of novel therapeutics to treat life-threatening diseases.