Maerua crassifolia Forssk. Leaf is used in African traditional medicine for management of gastrointestinal disorders. The anti-diarrhoeal activity of the methanol extract of Maerua crassifolia leaf was investigated in rats. The phytochemical screening was also carried out. The me...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/11246
Aims: Evaluation of natural antioxidant potential of Kalanchoe pinnata leaves attributable towards its therapeutic properties. Study Design: In vitro experiments to validate antioxidant potential in aqueous and lipid phase. Methodology: The aqueous-alcoholic whole leaf extract de...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/11374
Adventitious bud regeneration was achieved from hypocotyls, cotyledons and leaf explants of Achyrocline satureioides. Organogenesis was induced from every explant cultured on Murashige and Skoog semisolid medium (plus sucrose 30g·L-1) containing different combinations of 6-benzyl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8800
Aims: This study evaluated the effect of methanolic leaf extract of Magnifera indica on paracetamol-induced hepatic toxicity in rats. Study Design: Hepatic toxicity in rats was induced by oral administration of paracetamol followed by treatment with the leaf extract and evaluatio...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10114
Md. Khairul Bashar, Mohammed Ibrahim, Irin Sultana, Md. Imran Hossain, Zakya Tasneem, Md. Ruhul Kuddus, Ridwan Bin Rashid & Mohammad Abdur Rashid·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aims: The aim of the current study was to undertake phytochemical screenings and evaluate antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanol extract of whole plant of Vernonia cinerea Less. (VCME). Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out for on...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10050
C. Chin, M. L. Veisaga, H. A. Priestap, T. Commock, K. Campbell, B. Jestrow, J. Francisco-Ortega & M. A. Barbieri·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aim: Rubiaceae is one of the largest families of plants and it includes the Jamaican genus Portlandia. This family has been used in several ethnomedicinal practices. Thus, in this study we investigated whether extracts of two species of Portlandia affect In vitro proliferation of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10250
Aim: This study was aimed to evaluate the possible anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of the ethanol extract of fruit of Alpinia nigra (Zingiberaceae). Study Design: Assessment of anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharma...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8703
Background: More than half of traditional medicines are of natural origin and research has shown that these are associated with fewer side effects than the synthetic ones, since less than 10% of the 350,000 identified plant species have been exposed to some amount of bioactive sc...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/11028
Aims: The present study investigated the effects of the methanolic extract of the rind of Citrullus lanatus on lead acetate induced toxicity on semen parameters, reproductive hormone assay and testicular histology in male albino Wistar rats. Study Design: Controlled experimental...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/11011
Background: It is believed now in some group of people that Moringa oleifera is medicinal in nature. People take it in any form to cure various clinical conditions. A number of clinical conditions have been linked to oxidative stress injury. Therefore its mechanism of action may...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/5126
Introduction: Root of Aristolochia indica Linn. has long been used as an oxytoxic agent to aid women in child birth and as abortifacient in Indian folk medicine. It is also one of the ingredients in some traditional Ayurveda medicinal preparations. Aims: The present work has been...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/9570
The present work aims to document the phenological diversity of flowering and fruiting in guggul with reference to climate. Commiphora wightii flowering and fruiting patterns were monitored in Kaylana (Jodhpur, Rajasthan) over a period of 24 months. Observations on flowering and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10258
Olaoluwa Oyedeji, Festus O. Taiwo, Femi O. Ayinde, Olukayode S. Ajayi, Matthew Oziegbe, Monsuru T. Kelani & Adetola H. Adewole·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aims: To evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant potentials of a biologically active compound isolated from the leaves of Ludwigia abyssinica A. Rich. Study Design: Antimicrobial and antioxidant analysis of compound from the n-butanol fraction of plant leaf. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7553
Aims: Sideritis italica is a medicinal plant used for medical purposes mainly based on experiences rather than scientific evidence. Biological properties, composition of primary and secondary metabolites as well as the antioxidant capacity were investigated on samples from wild p...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7090
Sunday J. Ameh, Nneka N. Ibekwe, Aminu A. Ambi, Taoheed Abdulkareem, Barnabas K. Toge, Benjamin U. Ebeshi, John Alfa & Magaji Garba·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Introduction: An “aroma-active compound” (AAC) has a “flavor”- ie: a “distinct taste and odor”. An example is menthol. All aromatic plants (APs), including some medicinal plants, such as Mentha×piperita (Family Lamiaceae), produce a group of fat-soluble secondary metabolites call...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10779