Aim: Extracts of four different medicinal plant parts such as stem bark of Murayya koenigii (Curry leaf plant), fruit peel of Punica granatum (Pomegranate), cloves of Allium sativum (Garlic) and rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) were used to test their anti-candidal activit...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25140
Amoos Bajwa, Sheraz Tariq, Alamgeer Yuchi, Rizwan Hafeez, Amna Arshad, Muhammad Zaman, Tahir Aqeel & Muhammad Naveed Mushtaq·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aims: Our arsenal of antibiotics is running low due to overuse and misuse of these lifesaving drugs. Much research is needed on medicinal plants to look for drugs to tackle this issue Methodology: so antibacterial activity of organic extracts of Silybum marianum was evaluated aga...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24732
Herbal medicines are considered to offer gentle means of managing chronic diseases at a lower cost. Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (PM) (Gammalu in Sinhala) heartwood and bark have been used as antidiabetic remedies in many cultures for thousands of years. The aim of this review is...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23930
Leomara A. da Silva, Sandra Layse F. Sarrazin, Ricardo B. Oliveira, Chieno Suemitsu, José Guilherme S. Maia & Rosa Helena V. Mourão·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aims: The leaves of Myrcia sylvatica have traditional use in the control of dysentery and intestinal parasites for the riparian inhabitants who live in savanna areas along the Amazon River, Brazil. Methodology: The constituents of the oils (fresh and dried leaves) of this plant...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25494
Aim: To evaluate the effect of methanol extract of Solanum melongena on carbon tetrachloride- induced liver damage in albino rats. Methodology: The qualitative and quantitative phytochemicals screening of the plant extract were done using standard method. Liver function test such...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23473
Medicinal plants are the richest bioresources of drugs. There is need to validate medicinal and aromatic plants researches results through an organized database. Objective: To identify the terpenoids in Commiphora africana resin and some biological activity specially antiviral ac...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/22531
Aims: The study was conducted to evaluate the phytochemical and antioxidant potentials of ethanol and aqueous leaf extracts of Simarouba glauca vis-à-vis standard antioxidants. Study Design: True experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Univers...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24736
Background: Different parts of Vitellaria paradoxa are being used in the treatment of different diseases in several parts of Nigeria without considering its safety. Aim: This study was aimed at investigating the effect of ingestion of Vitellaria paradoxa stem bark extract on the...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24936
Henry I. C. Lowe, Denise Daley, Charah Watson, Shelly-Ann Powell, Kenneth N. N. Ayeah, Ngeh J. Toyang, Joseph Bryant & Andrew S. Lamm·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aims: Cancer is one of the leading chronic diseases that may lead to death. The search for new therapeutic, medicinal and nutraceutical compounds from folkloric plants including the marine flora are globally important objectives. Therefore the biological assessment of macroalgae...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23662
Rupali Mahajan, Paramjit Kaur Khinda, Amarjit Singh Gill, Jyotinder Kaur, S. P. Saravanan, Akhilesh Shewale, Meenu Taneja & Vaibhav Joshi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and antimicrobial properties of a five herbal mouth rinses with chlorhexidine gluconate mouthrinse in vitro in healthy and periodontitis patients with established dental plaque. Materials and Methods: A total of 20 dental plaque samples were collecte...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23318
Objective: To determine the chemical compositions of essential oil from the aerial parts of Equisetum ramosissimum (E. ramosissimum). Methods: The essential oil from the aerial parts of E. ramosissimum was detected using gas chromatography -mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Results: Che...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24513
Red fruit (Pandanus conoideus Lam) has been used as a traditional herbal medicine in Papua and also as an agent against malignant diseases empirically. To elucidate the detailed mechanisms producing such an activity, the characterization and determination of the molecular mechani...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24492
Aim: To identify types of herbal medicine used for HIV conditions in Vihiga county, Kenya. Study Design: Qualitative ethno botanical survey. Place and Duration of Study: Hamuyundi sub-location, west Sabatia location, Sabatia Sub County, Vihiga County – Kenya. The study was carrie...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23180
Samuel Ehiabhi Okhale, Oluchi Roseline Igwe, Henry O. Egharevba, Grace Ugbabe, Jemilat A. Ibrahim & Oluyemisi Folashade Kunle·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aim: Evaluation of the volatile oil constituents of the leaves of Landolphia owariensis collected from Suleja, Niger State, North Central Nigeria in July 2015, where it is valued as an important medicinal plant used in folk medicines. Methodology: Fresh leaves were hydrodistilled...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23745