Dahae Hwang, Isabel Vasquez, Leticia Galvez, Huong Do, Anthony Lopez de Santa Ana, Shane Matta, Feimeng Zhou, Michael Chen & Amelia Russo-Neustadt·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Aims: To determine if whether, in a hippocampal neuron culture model subjected to nutrient deprivation stress (simulating degenerative disease state), Ashwagandha and/or two of its putative active ingredients, withanolide A or withaferin A, affect any of the following: neurite ou...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35355
Diabetes mellitus is a disease associated with the increase in Blood glucose level caused by the abnormalities of glucose receptors in the uptake of glucose or total destruction of the β pancreatic cell, with approximately 366 millions of people worldwide diagnosed with the disea...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34702
Seyedeh-Fatemeh Mousavi-Ezmareh, Mohammad Mazani, Esfandiar Heidarian, Reza Alipanah Moghadam, Mahmoud Rafieian-kopaei, Garshasp Mardanian, Lotfollah Rezagholizadeh & Ali Shamsazar·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of Ferulago angulata Extract (FAE) in experimental diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: 54 adult male Wistar rats divided into 6 groups (n=9). Diabetes was induced in all animals except th...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35134
A. N. Antwi, K. B. A. Owusu, M. Amoa-Bosompem, N. B. Williams, F. Ayertey, L. Akyeh, J. Agyapong, T. Tetteh, G. I. Djameh, S. K. Botchie, F. Azerigyik, A. Ablordey, N. H. Tung, A. A. Appiah, T Uto, S. Iwanaga, Y. Shoyama, N. Ohta, B. Egyir & M. Ohashi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Antibacterial resistance is one of the fast rising health concerns globally. WHO emphasized the need for development of new drugs to combat antimicrobial resistance. Our group previously found several anti-protozoan compounds: ML-2-3, Molucidin and ML-F52 from a Ghanaian medicina...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35437
Aim: The work was designed to investigate the antmalarial activity of methanolic leaf extract of Carica papaya on Plasmodium berghei NK65 strain infection in vivo. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Develo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34698
Background: Alcohol-induced fatty liver disease is the earliest liver disorder associated with excessive consumption of alcohol. Various treatment regimens have been proposed for the treatment of alcohol-induced liver disorders including the use of medicinal plants such as Nigell...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34661
Aim: To investigate the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of stem of A. djalonensis. Study Design: The study assessed the antiradical potential of the stem bark of A. djalonensis and determined the cytotoxic effect of the plant extracts using Allium cepa root growth inhibition...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33803
Aims: Studying the recipes in popular use of medicinal plants by Kaamba community settled in savannah and their analyses. Study Design: It highlights the socio-cultural basis of this society through phytotherapeutic data. Place and Duration of Study: The ethnobotanical study was...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35096
Aim: Evasion of apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is a common feature of most cancer cells. This study evaluated the modulatory effects of different fractions of crude methanol extract of the root bark of Calliandra portoricensis, a medicinal plant used in the tradition...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35211
Aim: To identify and screen the phytochemicals of medicinal plants with anti-diarrhea potential in Lagos State, Nigeria. Place and Duration of the Study: Ethnobotanical survey and phytochemical screenings of plants used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diarrhea in N...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/26815
Aims: The present study investigated the antitrypanosomal activity of crude ethyl acetate bulb extracts of A. porrum plant against T. b. brucei. Methodology: Twenty five male albino rats were divided into five groups and infected with x106/ml of T. b. brucei. Group 1 was infected...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34418
Mamadou WELE, Laura Kirkman, Nouhoum Diarra, Yaya Goita, Moriba Doumbia, Kassim Traore & Drissa Diallo·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Aim: This study was designed to determine in vitro antiplasmodial activities of extracts from ten Malian medicinal plants against P. falciparum strains. Place and Duration of Study: Collection of plant materials and basic phytochemical screening were done in Bamako, Mali and anti...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34523
Aim: The study was carried out to investigate the molluscicidal activities of different solvent extracts of two Eritrean local plants, Croton macrostachyus and Cissus quadrangularis identified using ethno-botanical, pharmacological information and also traditional use gathered fr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33560
Friday O. Uhegbu, Caleb J. Nwaogwugwu, Chibuzo H. Onwuegbuchulam, Chinwe Edith Oriaku, Okechukwu C. Atasie & Kelechi U. Akatobi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
The aim of this study was to investigate the renal protective properties of aqueous leaf extract of Bryophyllum pinnatum from Nigeria against petrol vapour – induced toxicity on the kidney of male albino rats. Fifty apparently healthy male albino rats aged 8 weeks and weighing be...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33358
E. Kosh-Komba, L. Aba Toumnou, I. Zinga, I. Touckia, P. U. Nembara Zin Wogbia Lembo, G. Mukeina, S. Semballa, O. D. Yongo & J. L. Syssa-Magale·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
The knowledge of traditional medicine has always guided the search for new cures. Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides and Zanthoxylum macrophylum, (Rutaceae) are used as medicinal plants in Central African Republic for bacteria and fungi treatment. The aim of this study is to investigate...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33304