Ferdinando Lucas Góis, Ademir Evangelista do Vale, Gislane Oliveira Ribeiro & Erika Maria de Oliveira Ribeiro·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
Traditional medicine products are easily found in different regions of the world. Given this scenario, the World Health Organization (WHO) is very interested in the rational insertion of these resources, especially in primary pharmaceutical care in emerging countries. One of the...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1130428
Helber Veras Nunes, Daniella Inácio Barros, Alessandro de Souza Santos, Indira Rayane Pires Cardeal, Mariana Senna Quirino, Ricardo Alencar Libório, Lucas Eduardo Morais Brito, Paulo Victor Gomes Sales, Heloisa Donizete da Silva & Bruno Henrique Di Napoli Nunes·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
The little cashew from the Cerrado (Anacardium humile) is a kind of family anacardiáceaceas, a shrubby plant of great incidence in the Brazilian Cerrado. It is a small pseudofruit, of acidic and juicy flavor, which is known to have colors ranging from yellow to red. It can be con...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1130427
Ernest Nogma Sombie, Adama Hilou, Noufou Ouedraogo, Jotham Yhi-Pênê N’do, Dramane Pare, Tata Kadiatou Traoré, Geoffroy G. Ouédraogo & André Tibiri·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
Background: Diethylnitrosamine (DEN) is a hepatotoxin whose metabolic activation by liver cytochromes P450 is responsible for the necrosis, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of liver cells. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the protective effects of Calotropis procera root...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1130426
Kanyoni J. Mwangi, Kweri J. Kariuki, Mwangi A. Warimu, Bett S. Kipyegon, Sigei C. Chepngeno, Rono W. Kiplagat, Mabonga Cyprian, Ndung’u C. Wangui, Karanja J. Wanjiru & Kweri C. Kamau·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
Aim: To evaluate the histostereological effects of P. africanus on testosterone induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) in Wistar rats. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out for six weeks in Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Methodology:...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1030424
Raphionacme vignei E. A. Bruce (Apocynaceae) is a plant of the traditional African pharmacopoeia, whose parts are used in the treatment of various pathologies. Water-soaked R. vignei tubers are edible. The objective of this study was to isolate triterpenoids from the acetonic ext...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1130425
Bixa orellana, Jatropha curcas and Cassia alata are three of the prominent plants used for traditional medicine in Nigeria. Dermatophytosis also known as tinea or ringworm is the most frequent superficial fungal infections in Nigeria. Objective: In this Present Study, We Aimed...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1030423
Objective: The liver is the major organ of detoxification of ingested materials such as food, beverages and drugs, thus it is prone to toxicity with attendant pathologies. We studied the ability of Vitex agnus castus plant extract to ameliorate the biochemical and structural alte...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1030422
Zenherb labs Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, developed a proprietary Arctostaphylous uva-ursi standardized extract (AUSE), (branded as UvaZen-VArb™). The current study is an attempt to get insights of the interaction of bioactives against target proteins involved in skin health pathways like...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1030421
Background: Pavetta indica Linn is a medicinal plant that belongs to the family of Rubiaceae. The parts of this plant are used in indigenous clinical practices, especially for treating visceral obstruction, haemorrhoidal pains, rheumatism and eye diseases, and in the preferential...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1030419
Sowunmi L. Ifeanyichukwu, Elizabeth A. Ogidan, Omowunmi A. Idowu, Oyinkansade Y. Babalola, Anne A. Adam, Temitope O. Omogbene, Basirat O. Rafiu, Funmilola O. Akanni, Ayokunmi O. Oyeleye, Toluope F. Okanlawon, Musbau B. Olaniyi, Rofiat I. Oyediran & Ibraheem O. Lawal·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
Aims: This study aims to review the diverse uses of Aloe vera (true aloe) as well as the conservation measures and conventional cultivation techniques. Study Design: Best evidence review. Place and Duration of Study: Biomedicinal Research Centre, Forestry Research Institute of Ni...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i930417