Aims: To conduct an Ethnopharmacological survey on medicinal plants and, to make an inventory of plant species used in the treatment of Dengue Hemolytic Infection in Deshiya Chikithsa (an autochthonous traditional system of medicine) in Sri Lanka. Study Design: This was a quanti...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i2030353
Aims: Cerebral ischemia is a condition that occurs when the blood vessels in the brain are occluded. Subsequent pathophysiological changes include critical structural and functional damage to the blood-brain barrier. Since remedies for restoring the blood-brain barrier are lackin...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i2030370
Background: Nowadays obesity recognized as chronic or non-communicable disease. Pathophysiology of obesity caused by an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. Obesity was known to be a risk factor for the development of metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study is to ev...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i2030354
Florent Biduaya Mukeba, Johnny Bopopi Mukoko, Manix M. Mayangi, Myriam Mukadi Ngondo, Patience Mpia Ngelinkoto, Jérome V. Bamba, Fanfan Kitwa, Gédéon Ngiala Bongo, Paulin K. Mutwale, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, Nadège K. Ngombe, Pius T. Mpiana & Théophile F. Mbemba Mbemba·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aims: This study addressed the identification of bioactive compounds, the determination of mineral content and the evaluation of the antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-sickling activities of aqueous extract from stem bark of Harungana madagascariensis. Place and Duration of Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i2030355
This study was planned and executed to validate the anti-diabetic ethno-medicinal claim of Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Fabaceae) pods and the isolation of potential chemical compounds responsible for the activity.The anti-diabetic activity of the extract was assayed using oral gluco...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i2030356
In the present study three steroidal compounds, Stigmasterol, Cholesterol and Stigmasterol glucoside were isolated from the acetone extract of plant Tribulus terrestris L. with the help of column chromatography and TLC techniques. The isolated steroidal compounds were characteriz...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i2030359
In the wake of an increased interest in finding natural alternatives for chemical medicinal products, this study assesses and compares the effects and acceptance of Spilanthes acmella, a widely used plant in various traditional systems of medicine, with Chlorhexidine (0.2%) mouth...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i2030365
Douglas Souza Oliveira, Mikaelle Costa Correia, Bruna Juber de Araújo, Fernanda Cardoso da Silva, Paula Marynella Alves Pereira Lima, Marcos de Souza Gomes, Thaise Gonçalves de Araújo & Cristina Ribas Fürstenau·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aims: Study addressed the antioxidant activity (AA) of Sabicea brasiliensis roots crude extract (CE), ethyl acetate (EAF), and hydro-methanolic (HMF) fractions, and its impact on cell viability and adenine nucleotide hydrolysis in vascular A7r5 cells. Materials and Methods: AA of...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1930344
K. J. Kouadio, F. S. Ouattara-Soro, W. M. O. Tovi, K. B. Yao, M. GboGbo, T. B. L. Aboli, G. Abizi, K. E. Begbin & A. Koné·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aims: Distemonanthus benthamianus is a widespread plant in West Africa. The bark of its stem is used popularly to treat a variety of illnesses, including fever, bronchitis, rheumatism and malaria. The objective of this work is to evaluate the antipyretic activity of the aqueous e...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1930349
Ashu Michael Agbor, Kuete Pierre Fotsing, Suzy Hermine Dountio, Ntungwen Charles Fokunang & Sudeshni Naidoo·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Clausen aanisata is used in African traditional medicine to treat a variety of infectious and parasitic diseases. Infectious diseases are a major public health problem especially in developing countries where resistance to commonly used antibiotics is growing exponentially. The o...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1930345
Valéria L. Assis, Ana C. M. F. Veras, Priscilla M. P. Maciel, José G. F. Albuquerque, Carmem Zancanella, Jose Luiz Ritto, Islania Giselia Albuquerque Araújo, Robson C. Veras & Isac A. Medeiros·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The traditional herbal medicinal product Funchicórea® has been widely used in clinical practice for the treatment of intestinal colic and constipation in newborns. However, no scientific data on the herbal product to prove its efficacy is available...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1930347
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the diuretic and electrolyte excretion properties of the aqueous extract of Celosia trigyna L. (Amaranthaceae) on female Wistar rats. Methodology: The extraction of active principles was done by macerating aerial parts of the plant...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1930348
Aims: This study was designed to investigate the effects of crude ethanol and partition extracts of Newbouldia laevis leaves on excitotoxin-induced stereotypy in mice. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Laboratory of the Department of Pharmacology and T...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1830341
Objective: The aim of this present study is to investigate the antidiarrheal, spasmolytic and antioxidant activities of aqueous extract of Mentha suaveolens Ehrh (AEMS), to study their underlying mechanisms in animal models and to reveal its main functional groups using Fourier T...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1830342
Aim: In plants, are found large amount of vitamin (A, B, C, E), mineral (Zn, Cu, Se) and biochemical (glutathione, taurine, phenol acids) substances which also have a well-known antioxidant power. These substances have phytotheraptic applications in the fight against aging caused...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1830343