Background: Phoenix dactylifera L. in the Palmae family (Arecaceae) is commonly known as Date palm. Its fruit is popularly consumed as food and also used as a herbal remedy for fertility enhancing effects in males. Aim: The present study was designed to explore the effect of P. d...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i430339
Yuki Tahara, Satomi Hayashi-Shita, Takanori Nakamura, Ryo Murashige, Kayoko Yamasaki, Katsutoshi Matsumoto, Akira Hasegawa, Takayuki Saito, Kumiko Sato, Tetsuo Honma, Ayumi Yamamoto, Hirotada Arai, Yoshihiro Kadoma, Satomi Kawaguchi, Yasuaki Kikuchi, Kazuyuki Furuya & Yu F. Sasaki·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2022
The dry flower buds of Sophora japonica L. are used as a hemostatic agent in traditional Chinese medicine. In the comet assay, aqueous extracts of S. japonica decreased and increased the tail length significantly in cultured human lymphoblastoid WTK1 cells exposed to UV in the ab...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i430338
Naturopathy is an “alternative medicine” which doesn’t belong to any medicine. Nature itself comprises five major elements which are space, air, fire, water, and earth. Hydrotherapy or water therapy is one of the universal solvents having an immense impact on the human body and m...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i430337
Research shows that cellular and mitochondrial (ΔΨm) membrane potentials are strong indicators of cellular physiology. In this paper we review further research suggesting that microcurrent frequencies can positively influence both these membrane potentials. The goal of this resea...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i430336
Introduction: Essential oils of plants and their other products from secondary metabolism have had a great usage in folk medicine, food flavoring, fragrance, and pharmaceutical industries. Aims: This study sought to evaluate the phytochemical properties of the oil extracted from...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i330335
Aim: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of some herbal supplements on thyroid hormones of cyanide – induced hyperthyroidism in Female Albino Rats. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, ...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i330334
Flax also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae. The current study used haloperidol-induced catalepsy and reserpine antagonism to investigate in vivo anti- Parkinson's activity and in silico approaches like docking stud...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i330333
Florence Tsofack Ngueguim, Josiane Jouonzo, Jean Hubert Donfack, Raceline Kamkumo Gounoue, Jean Philippe Djientcheu, Clarice Noussi Djouwoug, Rodrigue Ngapout Fifen, Paul Désiré Djomeni Dzeufiet & Théophile Dimo·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2022
Background: Bone fracture is a condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone due to traumatic or pathological factors. Fracture management includes orthopedic, surgical, non-surgical techniques and drug treatments. However, these treatments possess a limitatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i330332
Kumiko Sato, Takayuki Saito, Akira Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Kadoma, Marina Kobune, Yoshio Sato, Satomi Kawaguchi, Ayumi Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Furuya, Takanori Nakamura & Yu F. Sasaki·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2022
The fruits of Gamazumi (Viburnum dilatatum THUNB) have been previously reported to suppress the adverse effects of oxidative stress in rats. To reduce time and cost, we attempted to establish optimal conditions for extracting bioactive components from Gamazumi fruits using super...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i230327
Tembe Estella Fokunang, Ekwoge Hilda Tonge, Bayaga Herve, Tchadji Vanessa, Njinkio Nono Borgia, Nene Ahidjo, Mogue Ingrid, Tabi Yves Omgba, Zintchem Roger, Nnanga Nga Emmanuel, Ngameni Bathelemy & Fokunang Charles Ntungwen·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2022
Introduction: Improved Traditional Medicines (ITMs), a recent concept by the World Health Organization (WHO) was introduced to promote the rational use of herbal medicine for primary health care in developing countries. The ITM by WHO andAIPO have categorized into 4 categories wi...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i330331
Aim: To evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of Hypoestes rosea (AEHR) leaf extract on thyroid hormones in lead-acetate-induced Albino Rats. Study design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharmacology, University of Port Harcourt and Department of...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i230330
The seeds of Moringa oleifera were studied in this research to determine the phytochemicals present and assess the antibacterial activities of the seed extracts against some wound and enteric bacterial pathogens. The extracts of Moringa oleifera seeds were obtained. The phytochem...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i230329
Co-infection of worm with plasmodium parasitaemia will exacerbate the pathophysiology of malaria parasitaemia. Clinical eveidence abound that malaria pathology is worsened in anaemia patient and worm infection can also cause anaemia. This case report is presented of a patient wit...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i230328
Rutin was evaluated for its antihypertensive effect by In vitro ACE inhibitory activity using Captopril as standard. For molecular docking the proteins namely PDB ID: 1UZE, 1O86, 2XY9 and 3L3N are selected and modelled. The abilities of the 3D model were assessed via the PROCHECK...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i230326
Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multiple factorial condition that draws a parallel to various risks such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia. As per the new International Diabetes Federation (IDF), for a person to be defined as having metabolic syndrome...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i130324