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HMRC Research Highlights

Principal
NMRR investigator/
No. Research Title Number Co-principal
investigator (Co-PI)

1 Landscape and quality of herbal medicine NMRR ID-22- Lim Xin Yi
systematic synthesis research for COVID-19: 00950-VH5
A scoping review

2 The efficacy and safety of medicinal plants NMRR ID-21- Lim Xin Yi
in treatment of allergic rhinitis: A systematic 02070-D64
review and meta-analysis
3 Development of a high-quality formulation NMRR ID-21- Terence Tan Yew Chin
of encapsulated standardised Carica papaya 02425-DHW
freeze-dried juice extract as potential
therapeutic candidate for first-in-human use
in dengue infection

4 Zingiber zerumbet: A scoping review of its NMRR 21- Dr. Janice Chan Sue
medicinal properties 526-59312 Wen

5 Malaysian herbal monograph development NMRR ID-22- Dr. Maizatul Hasyima
on selected medicinal plants 01613-PAH Omar

6 Polymeric nanoparticles of xanthones/ NMRR-21- Dr. Maizatul Hasyima
anthocyanins from Garcinia mangostana for 1104-60281 Omar
drug delivery with antimicrobial potential
7 Diabetic wound healing and anti-inflammatory NMRR-20- Dr. Maizatul Hasyima
potential of Dioscorea hispida Dennst. 3075-56977 Omar

8 Antidengue activity of Schizophyllum NMRR-21- June Lee Chelyn/
commune extract: Isolation and 133-58208 Asmalia Md. Lasim
characterisation of its proteoglycan
9 Development of depression treatment from IMR-NIMB Co-PI: Dr. Adlin Afzan
Mitragyna speciosa (Ketum) collaboration
10 Christanoate: Novel inhibitor of angiotensin- IMR-UniKL Co-PI: Dr. Adlin Afzan
converting enzyme 2 receptor to combat collaboration
COVID-19

11 Deciphering anti-dengue constituents in the IMR-UiTM Co-PI: Dr. Adlin Afzan
leaves of Brucea javanica and Goniothalamus collaboration
lanceolatus through molecular networking, in
silico and in vitro systematic evaluation

12 Phytochemical characterisation of Brucea PhD project Nor Syaidatul Akmal
javanica extracts and dengue anti-viral activity Mohd Yousof

13 Regenerative and immunomodulatory activity PhD project Ramesh Ranggasamy Research Centre (HMRC) Herbal Medicine
of standardised aqueous ethanolic extract of
Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves on normal and
immunosuppressed animal models

14 Pre-clinical in vitro anti-dengue study of NMRR-22- Dr. Mohd Ridzuan
repurposed drug candidates 02552-NOT Mohd Abd Razak