Aim: Anchomanes difformis (A. difformis) is commonly used in folkloric medicine for the treatment of malaria. However, there had been no scientific evidence to substantiate this folkloric claim in murine models; hence the study. Study Design: We employed murine models for this in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35165
Aim: This study was designed to discriminate Bletillae Rhizoma from its common adulterants: Iris tectorum, Polygonatum odoratum and Polygonatum cyrtonema using molecular barcoding. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35791
Dahae Hwang, Isabel Vasquez, Leticia Galvez, Huong Do, Anthony Lopez de Santa Ana, Shane Matta, Feimeng Zhou, Michael Chen & Amelia Russo-Neustadt·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Aims: To determine if whether, in a hippocampal neuron culture model subjected to nutrient deprivation stress (simulating degenerative disease state), Ashwagandha and/or two of its putative active ingredients, withanolide A or withaferin A, affect any of the following: neurite ou...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35355
Diabetes mellitus is a disease associated with the increase in Blood glucose level caused by the abnormalities of glucose receptors in the uptake of glucose or total destruction of the β pancreatic cell, with approximately 366 millions of people worldwide diagnosed with the disea...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34702
Seyedeh-Fatemeh Mousavi-Ezmareh, Mohammad Mazani, Esfandiar Heidarian, Reza Alipanah Moghadam, Mahmoud Rafieian-kopaei, Garshasp Mardanian, Lotfollah Rezagholizadeh & Ali Shamsazar·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of Ferulago angulata Extract (FAE) in experimental diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: 54 adult male Wistar rats divided into 6 groups (n=9). Diabetes was induced in all animals except th...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35134
A. N. Antwi, K. B. A. Owusu, M. Amoa-Bosompem, N. B. Williams, F. Ayertey, L. Akyeh, J. Agyapong, T. Tetteh, G. I. Djameh, S. K. Botchie, F. Azerigyik, A. Ablordey, N. H. Tung, T Uto, A. A. Appiah, S. Iwanaga, Y. Shoyama, N. Ohta, B. Egyir & M. Ohashi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Antibacterial resistance is one of the fast rising health concerns globally. WHO emphasized the need for development of new drugs to combat antimicrobial resistance. Our group previously found several anti-protozoan compounds: ML-2-3, Molucidin and ML-F52 from a Ghanaian medicina...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35437
Aim: The work was designed to investigate the antmalarial activity of methanolic leaf extract of Carica papaya on Plasmodium berghei NK65 strain infection in vivo. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Develo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34698
Background: Alcohol-induced fatty liver disease is the earliest liver disorder associated with excessive consumption of alcohol. Various treatment regimens have been proposed for the treatment of alcohol-induced liver disorders including the use of medicinal plants such as Nigell...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34661
Aim: To investigate the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of stem of A. djalonensis. Study Design: The study assessed the antiradical potential of the stem bark of A. djalonensis and determined the cytotoxic effect of the plant extracts using Allium cepa root growth inhibition...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33803
Aims: Studying the recipes in popular use of medicinal plants by Kaamba community settled in savannah and their analyses. Study Design: It highlights the socio-cultural basis of this society through phytotherapeutic data. Place and Duration of Study: The ethnobotanical study was...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35096