Background: The use of herbal medicines and medicinal plants available in a locality in the treatment and control of human diseases, promotion of health and management of health conditions will continue to play a significant role in the healthcare system of the people, especially...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i330209
Background: Epilepsy is a debilitating neurological disorder that directly affects approximately 65 million people worldwide. In the search of safe and effective antiepileptics traditional treatment practices are one area of research to obtain novel molecules. Moringa stenopetala...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i330208
Euphorbia heterophylla has been reported to possess enormous medicinal benefits hence there is a need for holistic research on its toxicological effects. Four different solvents (cold and hot water, chloroform and 80% methanol) were used to extract the aerial parts of Euphorbia h...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i330207
Aim: The main aim of this study is to investigate whether or not there has been a change in the daily dietary patterns of elderly people between the ages of 60 and 80 during the Coronavirus quarantine. Materials and Methods: An online survey was conducted with questionnaires rel...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i230206
Background: Modern medicine, despite its great advances, still not as effective as cupping therapy in treating many medical conditions. Objective: To assess the level of awareness and the general perceptions about cupping therapy (Hijama) in the Saudi population. Methods: We cond...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i230205
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global disease and the prevalence of CKD is increasing in both developed and developing countries. The current study aimed to assess subjects in the rural areas of Sylhet district in Bangladesh to identify individuals who may be predi...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i230204
Background: Premenstrual condition is one of the most well-known issues in ladies at their regenerative age. Premenstrual disorder is a condition that influences the feelings, wellbeing, and conduct during specific days of the feminine cycle before her menses. Almost 80% of ladie...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i230202
Aims: In this study, we determined that whether the liquid extracts of the above-ground parts of Vaccinium myrtillus L. and Rubus idaeus L. have antimutagenic effects against mitomycin C in human peripheral lymphocytes, chromosome aberration (CA), micronucleus (MN) and mitotic in...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i230201
Citrofortunella microcarpa, locally known as calamansi in the Philippines, is an intergeneric hybrid between Citrus reticulata and Fortunella japonica. This fruit is widely cultivated in the Philippines for its fruit juice as an abundant source of vitamin C and as a condiment in...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i130200
Kakjing D. Falang, Catherine O. Poyi, Ukpe Ajima, Bukata B. Bukar, Kennedy I. Amagon, James G. Damen, Yusuf Agabi, Richard J. Kutshik, Ishaya Y. Longdet, Simji S. Gomerep, Ismaila Shittu, Stephen D. Davou, Jacob A. Kolawole & Noel N. Wannang·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2020
The coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) has presented unprecedented challenges to the healthcare systems in the world. There are no definite effective therapeutic agents or vaccines against the virus currentl...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i130199