Background: The use of herbal medicine is believed to be on the increase. There is a gradual shift from the use of crude drugs to well packaged, developed and registered herbal medicinal product. Evidence of this trend in Nigeria is seen in the increasing number of herbal medicin...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i430356
The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks chronic inflammatory diseases as the greatest threat to human health. The current study investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of aqueous leaf extract of Alchornea cordifolia on Wistar rats. Twenty Wistar rats of both genders weighing...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i330355
Objective: Drug induced liver injury is one of the sequelae of adverse drug reactions. We studied the efficacy of aqueous extract of Ocimum gratissimum at ameliorating carbon tetrachloride induced liver injury. Methodology: The study utilized five groups with six animals each. Li...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i330354
With the increased incidence of snake envenomation, high cost of venom antiserum; its adverse side effects and lack of storage facilities for antiserum especially in rural areas, the use of plants as alternatives for treatment of poisonous snakebites is important, especially in r...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i330353
Background: Fruit rinds/peels form major part of food waste, yet they possess nutrients and biologically-active constituents which have been found useful in nutrition and therapy. Nevertheless, the safety of their usage is a drawback and therefore requires a complete evaluation o...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i330352
Aim of the Study: Pharmacological examination was done for methanolic extract Syzygium alternifolium bark (MESA) for its antihypertensive activity, Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition by in vitro and in vivo studies, antioxidant activity via radical scavenging activity...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i330351
Head trauma is one of the most trauma found in the emergency department. Many patients who suffer from head trauma die before arriving in the hospital. The head trauma patient evaluation is determined based on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), the cause of trauma, and CT Scan results...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i230364
Sepsis is one of the world's health problems that commonly cause mortality. The incidence of sepsis keeps on increasing each year. Many diagnostic parameters for sepsis caused by bacterial infection have been used but sometimes are not specific and misleading. Seeing the high num...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i230363
Ugochukwu Samuel Aguwa, Ibeh Chidubem Temple, Eze Echezona, Chioma Nwosu, David Izuchukwu Okonkwo, Adline Uchechi Uzoahia, Janeth, Adedokun & Ifeanyichukwu Michael Owoh·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2022
Hot water bathe is both therapeutic and habitual. Studies have shown that the testis functions optimally at temperatures slightly below body temperature. This study is designed to evaluate the effect of regular warm water bath on the histoarchitecture of the testis and the sperm...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i230350
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant health problem globally, both in developed and developing countries. Riskesdas 2013 states that the prevalence of TB based on the diagnosis is 0.4% of the population, with an average per 100,000 inhabitants. There were 400 people diagnosed...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i230362