To assess the effect of methanolic leaf extract of Caladium bicolor on the histomorphology of gastrointestinal tissues of experimental animals. Twenty four Wistar rats (weighing between 175-190 g) were randomly and equally divided into four groups which include one control group...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1330308
Aims: The traditional knowledge about the use of typical flora of forests such as the Amazon rainforest, is undoubtedly an intangible richness of indigenous populations. Recording this knowledge to value it is essential in the construction of contemporary history, especially in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1330309
Eze E. Ajaegbu, Flora N. Ezugworie, Adaobi J. Dieke, Ukachukwu C. Ezeh, Adeniran J. Ikuesan, Adaora L. Onuora, Florence O. Nduka, Ese S. Izekor, Aduloju A. Tunde, Nnyeneime U. Bassey & Jennifer N. Ewa-Elechi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aims: Millettia aboensis (Hook.f.) Baker belongs to the Leguminosae family, known locally as nduezi in Igbo, erurumesi in Edo, and Òdúdū in Efik. Millettia aboensis stem is a rich source of flavonoids, phenolic acid, alkaloids, and steroids, hence with medicinal and physiological...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1330307
Aim: To evaluate the nephroprotective property of Cnidoscolus chayamansa aqueous leaf extract in diabetic rats. Study Design: Rats were randomly divided into five groups with group 1 as the normal control. Diabetic was induced in groups 2-4. Group 2 was used as the test control w...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1230306
Anthony Chibuzor Nnamudi, Vincent Onyekachukwu Onyeche, Osamudiamen Ebohon & Ijeoma Nina Eke- Ogaranya·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
The liver, despite its crucial role in metabolism is prone to several metabolic injuries and insults manifesting as liver damage. Thus, liver diseases arise from multiple aetiologies. In Nigeria, chronic liver diseases are rampant and constitute a significant cause of morbidity....
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1230302
Tea is a popular drink all over the world and has been attracting attention for its beneficial health effects. We developed a fermented tea by processing it with an exopolysaccharides-producing lactic acid bacterium, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, in order to manufacture hig...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1230303
Wolfran Aparecido de Alvarenga, Érica Marusa Pergo Coelho, Otávio Akira Sakai, Filipe Andrich & Camilla Yara Langer Ogawa·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. Ex Reissek, was first studied in the 60s, but only in the 80s and 90s were the studies were driven by scientific research that attributed medicinal properties to the plant, such as healing actions for human gastric diseases. In this work, a study was car...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1230304
Steven Eichelbaum, Steven Abood, Leonardo Acuña, Mariam Ahumada, Maria-Luisa Veisaga & M. Alejandro Barbieri·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Drug-resistant pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria pose a global health threat. Plants, particularly those employed in traditional (folk) medicine, may provide a source of antimicrobials compounds possessing novel mechanisms of action with which to combat current and emerging i...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1230301
Fruit is a ripened ovary usually developed as a result of flower being pollinated. Plants are cultivated as well as wild, mainly cultivated fruits are grown by farmers for economical value while utility of wild fruits are occurring only in their natural habitat. As population inc...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130305
Clement Olusoji Ajayi, Anthony Adebolu Elujoba, Hedmon Okella, Joseph Oloro, Atwine Raymond, Anke Weisheit, Casim Umba Tolo & Patrick Engeu Ogwang·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aim: Medicinal plants have played an important role in the treatment of different ailments including malaria in developing countries particularly in Africa. This study has evaluated the antimalarial activities of Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae), Cymbopogon citratus Stapf....
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1230300
Background: Skin cancer is the most aggressive form of cancer with a high mortality rate. Different medications of skin cancer are accessible, yet because of improvement of multi-drug resistance, flow and rising chemotherapies have a generally low achievement rate. This emphasize...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130299
Kicia K. P. Gomes- Copeland, Izulmé R. I. Santos, Amanda G. Torres, João V. D. Gomes, Fabrício T. C. de Almeida, Christopher W. Fagg, Sueli M. Gomes, Dâmaris Silveira & Luiz A. Simeoni·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Amaryllidaceae include plant species that present alkaloids with analgesic, anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-malarial activities. Due to this pharmacological value, several species of this family have been widely studied and among them is White lilly,...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130298
Aim: The study aimed to characterize phenolic acids, flavonoids, and determine their antimicrobial activities in fruits of Vangueria madagascariensis (Tamarind of Indies). Study Design: The design of the study included picking of Vangueria madagascariensis fruits from Jomo Kenyat...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130296
Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is not endemic in Brazil; however, it is a symbolic plant for traditional peoples and was present in ancestral cultural resistance. Several species were introduced to Brazil through the slave trade on the Africa-Brazil transatlantic route. In addition,...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130297
Ferdinand L. E. Edoun, Boris R. T. Tchuente, Ruth E. K. Dibacto, Hippolyte T. Mouafo, Alex D. K. Tchuenchieu, Abomo A. C. Ndzana & Gabriel N. Medoua·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aims: As the world nowadays is turning towards the research of biologically active natural compounds, this work aimed at assessing the antioxidant potential of compounds contained in the aqueous extracts of three common Cameroonian pharmacopoeia plants, namely Millettia laurenti...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130295