Rural populations depend heavily on traditional medicine to manage diseases, yet knowledge on traditional medicine is continually being lost. This study was undertaken to document antimalarial plants in a rural community with the view of contributing to conservation of traditiona...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/38043
Serigne Ibra Mbacké Dieng, Abdou Sarr, Alioune Dior Fall, Kady Diatta-Badji, William Diatta & Emmanuel Bassene·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2018
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the total phenol content and the antioxidant capacity of the hydro-alcoholic bark extract of Piliostigma reticulatum and its ethyl acetate, methanol and aqueous fractions. Materials and Methods: Powdered barks were extracted wi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2018/45717
Aim: The phytochemical screenings of aqueous and ethanolic extract of Ptericarpus erinaceous stem bark were investigated against three microorganisms. Study Design: Five groups of experimental animals were used for the study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Microbi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/31571
Aims: This study aimed to identify and compare Premna odorata Blanco volatile oil (VO) for the first time; isolated from different plant organs (leaves, young stems, and flowers) with evaluating the oil antituberculosis (anti-TB) activity. Study Design: Experimental design was ca...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/38375
Aims: The ethno botanical survey conducted was aimed at collecting, identifying ant malarial plants and documenting ethno botanical information on traditional herbal medicines used to treat malaria in Butebo County in Eastern Uganda. Study Design: The ethno botanical survey was c...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35368
Amanda Chaaban, Erik Nunes Gomes, Vera Maria Carvalho Silva Santos, Cícero Deschamps & Marcelo Beltrão Molento·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Background: Flies that cause myiasis are considered one of the main ectoparasites affecting livestock. This pathology may produce a reduction in body development, compromises animal welfare, and in severe cases, can lead to death. Although the control of this pathology relies on...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/38112
Aims: Cancer has become a growingly medical and health care issue with no effective treatment modality. Chemotherapy besides existing drugs is associated with severe adverse side effects. The present study was aimed to explore the anti-proliferative/cytotoxic and antioxidant acti...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/38160
Aims: To investigate the chemotype of the Egyptian Withania somnifera and explore the cytotoxic activity of different extracts as well as the major isolated withanolides on four cell lines of common cancer variants in Egypt, both in vitro and using computational methods. Study De...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/38239
This study was performed on the West African Dwarf sheep which were experimentally infected with Teladorsagia circumcincta and Trichostromgylus colubriformis. We intended to investigate the anthelmintic potential of two plants: Harungana madagascariensis and Momordica foetida. Du...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/37395
Aim: This study was undertaken to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of extract of the leaves of the plant. Study Design: The study adopted the experimental design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/37537