Traditional knowledge is common and important among the tribal people but much of the information is empirical at best lacking logical validation. A number of ethnic communities residing in the study area are partially or fully dependent on the forest resources to meet their requ...
The larvicidal and antifungal activities of ethanolic and aqueous leaf extracts of Picralima nitida were evaluated in static bioassays on 4th instar larvae of Anopheles gambiae and three fungal species: Aspergillus flavus, Candida albicans and Microsporum canis. All extractions w...
Joseph J. Magadula, Joseph N. Otieno, Ramadhani S. Nondo, Claude Kirimuhuzya, E. Kadukuli, John A. Orodho & Paul Okemo·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2012
Aims: This study has evaluated ethanol extracts from five medicinal plants selected through ethnobotanical study from Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania for their in vitro anti-mycobacterial activity against two Mycobacterium species and cytotoxicity against brine shrimp larvae. Study...
Objective: Seven to eight days germinated plants of Triticum aestivum (wheat grass) are a rich source of vitamin A, C, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulphur, cobalt, zinc and protein. Traditionally the aqueous extract of T. aestivum was reported to be used as...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1059
Aim: To investigate anti-hyperglycemic effect of aqueous extract of Khaya senegalensis stem bark (KSE) in alloxan-diabetic Wistar rats. Methodology: Thirty rats were randomly divided into six groups of 5 animals each. Group I (non-diabetic control) was given distilled water orall...
Aim: To study NMR spectral analysis and hydrolysis products of Rebaudioside A (1) that has been isolated from Stevia rebaudiana. Study Design: Acquiring NMR and high resolution mass spectral (HRMS) data of Rebaudioside A for structural characterization, and identification of hydr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1009
Aims: To investigate the antimicrobial activity of ethyl acetate and residual aqueous fractions of the methanol extract of Alchornea cordifolia leaf against Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 10145, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 12600, Escherichia coli ATCC 11775 and Candida albicans ATCC...
In the present study, seeds of Peaganum harmala were extracted with solvent of varying polarity allowed their separation into four subfractions. Total polyphenols and flavonoids contents of Peaganum harmala seeds extracts (PHSE) were determined as gallic acid equivalent and Querc...
El-Sayed S. Abdel-Hameed, Salih A. Bazaid, Mohamed M. Shohayeb, Mortada M. El-Sayed & Eman A. El-Wakil·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2012
The use of plants and their derived substances increases day by day for the discovery of new therapeutic agents owing to their versatile applications. Conocarpus erectus L. (family Combretaceae) is one of two species in the genus Conocarpus widely spread in Taif and other parts o...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1040
Aims: Honey and propolis have long been used in traditional medicine whilst honey is consumed as food. A screening for various bioactivities in honey from Apis florea and A. andreniformis, and the crude water and ethanol extracts of propolis from A. mellifera and Tetragonula laev...
Aims: This study investigated the phytochemical composition of Jatropha tanjorensis leaf and the effect of its methanolic extract on serum lipid profile of albino rats. Study design: Experimental Animal Model. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Osun State Un...
Aims: Morbidity and mortality from kidney and liver diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide due to exposure of these organs to many kinds of xenobiotics. Medicinal herbs have been used widely to treat these disorders as there is no specific treatment in modern medicine to counte...
Background & Aims: Ocimurn gratissimum is an herbaceous plant commonly found in tropical Asia and in the coastal areas of Nigeria, where it is used for the treatment of ailments such as diarrhoea, urinary infections, fever and dysentery. However, information concerning the to...
Plants are a source of wide range of bioactive molecules. Alstonia scholaris, a tree species of Apocynaceae family is being reported as a well known herbal remedy of various diseases. In the present investigation, n-hexane fraction of crude methanolic extract of Alstonia scholari...
Objective: To determine the anthelminthic and bactericidal activity of Flaveria trinervia. Study design: Assessment of Anthelminthic and bactericidal activity. Place and Duration of Study: Anthelminthic and bactericidal activity of extracts from Flaveria trinervia Spring C. Mohr....