The aim of this work was to determine the anti-diabetic potential of leaves of selected medicinal plants namely; Carica papaya (paw-paw), Psidium guajava (guava) and Anacardium occidentale (cashew). Leaves obtained from each of the aforementioned plants were dried and processed i...
The experiment was conducted to determine the impact of feeding sweet potato meal to broilers. A total of two hundred and fifty (250) day old broilers of Abore acres strain were used for the trial. The birds were randomly divided in to 25 groups of 10 chicks each. Five groups wer...
Alexis Brice Fouotzing Lacmago, Jules Lobe Songue, Albert Atangana Fouda, Jean Pierre Longue Ekon, Mehreen Lateef, Muhammad Shaiq Ali, Jean Duplex Wansi, Norbert Sewald, Emmanuel Ngeufa Happi & Alain François Kamdem Waffo·South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products·2021
Aims: This work aimed to investigate the phytochemical constituents of Cameroonian species of Solanum torvum Swartz and to carry out. Antioxidant, enzyme inhibition (urease and glucosidase) and antibacterial activities of methanol crude extract and isolated compounds. Methodolog...
Carica papaya is one of the most valuable plants used for various purposes in medicinal field and ethnomedicine. The aim this study was to investigate the therapeutic potential of C. papaya leaf extract using cold maceration method with distilled water, methanol and petroleum-eth...
Artemisia argyi essential oil is a volatile aromatic substance with antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Here, we investigated the composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of essential oil from A. argyi in different collecting stages. The results showed that the...
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of leaf extracts of Swietenia mahagoni L. on three selected crops. There were three test crops namely chilli, (Capcicum annum), brinjal (Solanum melangona) and okra (Abelomoschus esculentas) and four levels of mahagoni leaf extracts...
Nagaradipanchakaya is a very familiar decoction prescribed for respiratory tract diseases available in the Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia. It contains five herbal ingredients; i.e. Zingiber officinale, Cedrus deodara, Coriandrum sativum, Solanum indica and Solanum xanthocarpum. Aims: The...
The emergence of multidrug resistant microorganisms and other forms of multiple drug failures has increased the quest for alternatives to conventional medicines. Garcinia kola is considered one of the most promising such alternatives. In order to test its efficacy against some or...
Aims: Colocasia esculenta (Gahala), Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Kiriala) and Plectranthus rotundifolius (Innala) are three underutilized yam varieties in Sri Lanka, which have not been exploited sufficiently for various aspects in the food industry. Therefore, the research was cond...
The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate the nutrient composition of Wet and Dry Pap (akamu) Samples (WPS and DPS). 2 kg of white maize grains was steeped in 1000 ml of clean water for 3 days at room temperature (30±2°C). The water used was drained off and the wet grai...