Seventeen groups of laboratory mice were infected with 200 cercariae of the helminth parasite, Schistosoma haematobium, per mouse, using the paddling technique. Mice in sixteen groups were subsequently treated with the plant extract of P. africana and E. senegalesis at weekly int...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/17675
Several ethnopharmacology studies have been conducted on medicinal plants used in traditional medicine to treat diseases related to digestive disorder, diabetes and hypertension etc. However, no study has focused on how the plants can be used to treat diseases related directly or...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/12946
Corbichonia decumbens (Forssk.) Exell is a medicinally important plant belonging to the family Molluginaceae. In this study we have standardized a protocol for both direct and indirect micropropagation. Callus was induced from the leaf, node and internode explants on Murashige an...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23430
Aim: Hepatotoxicity, among other adverse effects, constitutes one of the greatest impediments to successful antiretroviral drug therapy (ART) in HIV/AIDS patients. The main objective of the study was to determine if the aqueous leaf extract of Ocimum gratissimum has a protective...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23603
Herbal Medicines (HM) are being used in our country for a long time but the type and load of the microbial agents has not been isolated in locally produced finished products of HM. The present study was designed to assess the microbial load, genus & species of the microbes c...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23556
Aims: In the presence of oxygen, most of the synthesized pyruvate during glycolysis in the cancer cell of solid tumors is released away from the mitochondria to form lactate (Warburg Effect). To maintain cell homeostasis, lactate is transported across the cell membrane by monocar...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23992
Hala I. Al-Jaber, Hana M. Hammad, Mahmoud A. Al-Qudah, Ismail F. Abaza, Jehan Y. Al-Humaidi, Dima F. Khater, Ayman M. Saleh, Mohammad Barham, Musa H. Abu-Zarga & Fatma U. Afifi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Achillea santolina is used in Jordanian herbal traditional medicine for the treatment of diabetes, intestinal disorders, inflammations and for wound healing. Aims: The present study aimed at investigating the variation of the hydro-distilled oil composition extracted from fresh...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23870
Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential of the ethanolic extract of Phyllanthus acidus (Family: Phyllanthaceae) leaves on swiss albino mice. Study Design: The extract was divided into two concentrations (100 mg/kg and 20...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24361
Aims: To evaluate the antibacterial and antifungal activity of some solvent extracts of Litsea monopetala (LM) leaves. Study Design: Examination of antibacterial and antifungal activity of petroleum ether fraction (PEF), chloroform fraction (CLF), ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23658
Tea-like product (green tea) was developed using ginger (Zingiber officinale, Rose) and Pavetta crassipes k. schum blends. Samples were blended in the following ratios (ginger/pavetta): 100/0 (sample A), 80/ 20 (sample B), 60/40 (sample C), 40/60 (sample D) and 20/80 (sample E)....
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23706
Christian Ejike Onah, Samuel Chukwuemeka Meludu, Chudi Emmanuel Dioka, Anaelechi Jude Onuegbu, Chinwemma Florence Onah, Daniel Lotanna Ajaghaku, John Kennedy Nnodim & Obi Ejeatuluchukwu·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
This study was designed to evaluate the effect of Moringa oleifera (MO) against lead acetate induced changes in some liver and kidney function parameters and oxidative stress markers in rats. Thirty six acclimatized Wistar rats were divided into six groups of six rats each (group...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23763
Keyur Panara, Pawan K. Singh, Pooja Rawat, Vivek Kumar, Momin Maruf, Kanti Patel, R. K. Ravikumar & Vipin Kumar·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Plant based traditional and indigenous medicines are used globally for the treatment of various diseases. About 80% of the world population relies on plants and their products for primary health care. The plant Alangium salviifolium has been in use traditionally for treatment of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23899
Morinda lucida is a tropical West African tree of medium-size, having brown colored bark, white flowers and yellowish ellipsoid seeds. It is widely used in traditional medicine systems of different countries. The preliminary phytochemical screening of different extracts prepared...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23081
Objective: Cucurbitaceae family is major source of medicinal agents since ancient time. Various plants parts of this family have been established for their pharmacological potential. The aim of present study was to investigate of phytochemical and pharmacological properties of le...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/22160
Aim: This study evaluated the proximate composition and antibacterial activity of the Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) fruit waste (peels and seeds). Study Design: The peels and seeds from Linnaeus Osbeck variety of Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) fruits purchased from Eke-Okigwe ma...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24122