Objective: This study aims to investigate the therapeutic effect and possible mechanisms of Chinese Medicine SanQiTongShuan(SQTS) on rats in stroke recovery period. Methods: The cerebral ischemia stroke recovery period model was successfully induced by FeCl3 after the fourth day...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/36805
Glory lily (Gloriosa superba L.), a high value medicinal crop cultivated in Tamil Nadu for its valuable seeds and tubers. This crop belongs to the family Colchicaceae. The active principle Colchicine and Colchicoside present in seeds and tubers cures gout and rheumatism. The gene...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/37036
Background: Coccidioses are the major parasitic diseases in poultry and other domestic animals including the domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).The aim of this study was to evaluate in vivo anticoccidial and antioxidant activities of Psidium guajava methanol extract. Materia...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/36573
Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, J. Wabo Poné, Nguemfo Tchakungni Arlette, D. Mohanakrishnan, Garima Mittal, Dinkar Sahal & Mpoame Mbida·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Malaria is still regarded as a major global infectious disease in the 21st Century with a high pediatric mortality toll in the developing world. In Africa, malaria is one of the diseases causing the most morbidity and mortality. These past 30 years, malaria parasites especially P...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/36352
Introduction: The fruits of the jujube tree of the genus Ziziphus, which are mostly edible, are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of certain infectious, urinary and metabolic diseases. Some studies have reported hypersensitivity reactions such as urticaria and angioe...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/36333
Different plant extracts are used in Africa by the population as treatment for malaria. The antiplasmodial effect of the ethanol extract and fractions of Triclisia macrophylla was thus evaluated using Swiss albino mice 15-25 g. The mice were challenged with different doses of the...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35452
Fatimazahra Marhoume, Younes Zaid, Hicham Boufous, Nadia Errafiy, Mehdi Ait Laaradia, Jawad Laadraoui, Abde lmalek Hakmaoui, Abdellah Bagri & Abderahmane Chait·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
This study investigated the hepatoprotective activity of Rubia tinctorum’s extract against CCl4 induced liver damage in rats. Twenty four rats were divided into four groups. Group I received normal saline (10 ml/kg) and group II (normal control) was treated with vehicle (olive oi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35441
Aim: Uterine fibromyomas are non-cancerous or benign growth of the uterus. They are sensitive to changes in levels of oestrogen and progesterone which affect the size of the fibroid. It has been well established that glutamate, a naturally occurring amino acid induces uterine fib...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/36335
Md. Abdul Mannan, Md. Shamsul Alam, Farhana Mustari, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Roushown Ali, A. B. M. Hamidul Haque, Shahed Zaman & Debashish Talukder·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
A comparison of in vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial, insecticidal and cytotoxic activities of two medicinal plants, Allamanda cathartica and Mimusops elengi have been studied by spectrophotometric and disk diffusion methods in this research. It was observed that different leaf ex...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35730
Aims: To determine the antibacterial activities of methanolic extracts of Euphorbia heterophylla and Tithonia diversifolia on clinical isolates. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at Afe Babalola University and the plants were collected from the campus. The is...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/28568
Aims: To provide complete data on the alike and differentiating characters of the bark of six species of Prunus i.e. P. amygdalus Stokes, P. armeniaca L., P. cerasoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, P. domestica L. and P. persica (L.) Batsch vis-a-vis P. africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman of fam...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35897
Aims: Napoleona imperialis is a wild plant commonly found in Southeastern part of Nigeria used mostly for the treatment of wounds. The methanolic leaves extract of Napoleona imperialis was qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed for the presence of bioactive secondary metabolit...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33139
Rita Maneju Sunday, Olugbenga Ayodeji Ayannuga, Joseph A. Ibeh, Lucky Abdul Ajige, Olusegun Julius Oyedele, Bartholomew Okechukwu Ibeh, Efere Martins Obuotor & Olapade Rufus Ilesanmi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Aims: To investigate the anti-diabetic effect of Anthocleista vogelii root ethanolic extract (EE) and fractions (ethyl acetate [EF], dichloromethane [DF] and n-hexane [HF] fractions) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic albino rats. Study Design: The antidiabetic effect of A....
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35483
Aim: Anchomanes difformis (A. difformis) is commonly used in folkloric medicine for the treatment of malaria. However, there had been no scientific evidence to substantiate this folkloric claim in murine models; hence the study. Study Design: We employed murine models for this in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35165
Aim: This study was designed to discriminate Bletillae Rhizoma from its common adulterants: Iris tectorum, Polygonatum odoratum and Polygonatum cyrtonema using molecular barcoding. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35791