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In vitro Susceptibility Patterns of Typhoidal and Non-typhoidal Salmonella to Selected Anti-typhoid Herbal Medicinal Preparations Sold in the Ga East Municipality of Ghana

Emelia Oppong Bekoe, Enoch Appiah, Phillip Debrah, Cindy Asare & Akua Amankwah Asante · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2017

In Ghana, majority of the populace use herbal medicines for the treatment of typhoid. Though these herbal medications are widely acclaimed to be effective, there is a lack of validation of their efficacy with little or no information on the susceptibility patterns of the prevalen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/30639

Effect of Ethanol Leaves Extract of Anthocleista vogelii and Cocos nucifera Water on Some Haematological Indices in Wistar Rats

Moke Emuesiri Goodies · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Aim: To evaluate the effect of ethanol leaves extract of Anthocleista vogelii and Cocos nucifera water on haematological parameters in wistar rats. Study Design: Haematology. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Delta State University, Abraka...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/29177

Chemical Constituents and Nutrient Composition of Carica papaya and Vernonia amygdalina Leaf Extracts

Okpe Oche, Attah Rosemary, Ojowu John, Edenta Chidi, Samuel M. Rebecca & Upev A. Vincent · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

The present study evaluates the chemical constituents and nutrient composition of leaf extracts of Carica papaya and Vernonia amygdalina. The chemical constituents were analysed using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The constituents of C. papaya leaf extract showed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/29402

Phytochemical, Antimicrobial and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Ficus capensis Thunb Leaves

Doris Akachukwu & Rosemary Izunwanne Uchegbu · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Aims: To evaluate the phytochemical constituents of the ethanol leaf extract of Ficus capensis using GC-MS, its antimicrobial and in vitro antioxidant activities. Study Design: The study was designed to identify the phytochemicals present in Ficus capensis, to test the inhibitory...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/29851

Native Vietnamese Medicinal Plants with Anti-atopic Dermatitis Activity: A Systematic Review

Do Hoang Thu Trang & Hoang Le Son · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Aims: Medicinal plants have always been highly valued as an accessible traditional treatment for atopic dermatitis in Vietnam. Accordingly, this review aims to assemble and discuss plants with validated anti-atopic dermatitis potency in the country, putting a great emphasis on th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/30578

Phytochemical and Nutritional Evaluation of Southeastern Nigerian Grown Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract

I. C. Ezeigbo & O. R. Ezeigbo · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Herbal medicine is based on the premise that plants contain natural substances that can promote health and alleviate illnesses. The plant kingdom represents a rich store house of organic compounds, many of which have been used for medicinal purposes. In recent times, focus on pla...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/30018

Case Report: Ear Acupuncture Therapy for Psoriasis

Maria Lucia S. G. Jorge, Sandra Silvério-Lopes & Lirane Carneiro-Suliano · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Psoriasis is an inflammatory chronic disease affecting both genders, approximately 2-3% of the world population. Although there are different clinical forms of psoriasis, the most common type is Psoriasis vulgaris. It presents skin patches typically red, itchy and scaly and diffe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/30288

Investigation of Phytochemical Constituents and Smooth Muscle Relaxation Activity of Various Herbal Plants in Myanmar

Phyu Phyu Myint, Myint Myint Kyi, Saw Hla Myint & Daw Hla Ngwe · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

The leaves from Ageratum conyzoides L., Aegle marmelos Correa., Clerodendrum indicum (L.) Kuntze, and Mimosa pudica L. plants, reputed in folk medicine in Myanmar for their value as an anti asthmatic remedy, were selected for this study. These leaves were carried out to investiga...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/29005

In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Plants Used as Herbal Tea in Tanzania

Okumu Ochanga & Musa Chacha · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Aim: This study was to evaluate antibacterial activity of Rhus vulgaris, Sphaeranthus bullatus, Osyris lanceolata, Ocimum gratissimum, Cymbopogon citratus, Acacia nilotica and Tylosema fassoglensis plants used as herbal teas in Tanzania and antibacterial synergic effect when comb...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/30263

The Use of Medical Simulation in Cupping Therapy Training: A Novel Idea from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Abdullah M. Al-Bedah, Tamer S. Aboushanab, Meshari S. Alqaed, Naseem Akhtar Qureshi, Jamal A. Basahi, Ahmed T. El-Olemy & Mohamed Khalil · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Simulation has been successfully used since antiquity in medicine, especially for life support training programs. Part-task trainers allow trainees to acquire primary professional skills in a safe environment rather than to be trained for the first time on human beings. Cupping t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/30027

Acute Toxicity of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Euphorbia heterophylla L. in Sprague Dawley Rats

Elemo Olubunmi Olajumoke, Oreagba Ibrahim, Akinyede Akinwunmi & Nicholas Viola · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Aims: The present study, aim to investigate the acute toxicity of Euphorbia heterophylla leaf (EHL) aqueous extract. Study Design: Female Sprague Dawley Rats were divided into five experimental groups consisting of four EHL treatment groups (50 mg/kg, 150 mg/kg, 300 mg/kg and 200...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/29520

Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Toxic Effect of Melanthera scandens Leaf Extracts Using Brine Shrimp (Artemia salina) Test

I. E. Daniel & U. S. Ekam · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the toxicity of the crude extracts of Melanthera scandens leaves extracts using Brine Shrimp (Artemia salina) test in order to substantiate the ethnopharmacological uses of this plant in the treatment of different illnesses. Methodology:...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/29842

Investigation of the Knowledge of Traditional Medicine Policy by Traditional Medicine Practitioners (TMPs) of Nasarawa State, Nigeria: A Pilot Study

Adeola Jegede, Jemilat Ibrahim, Henry Egharevba, Grace Ugbabe, Ibrahim Muazam, Yemisi Kunle & Karniyus Gamaniel · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Aim: The effective implementation of traditional medicine policy has been recommended by the World Health Organisation as a way of addressing some of the challenges facing Traditional Medicine practise in many countries. This study was aimed at investigating the knowledge of Trad...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/29249

Serum Lipid Profile of Adrenaline-induced Hypertensive Rats Administered with Aqueous Extract of Arachis hypogeal Testa

A. Y. Kabiru, B. I. Muhammad, M. H. Garba, M. M. Ndamitso, Y. Garba & F. M. Madaki · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Background: Hypertension is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity globally. Dyslipidemia is an index of hypertension that has also been identified as a risk factor in the development of coronary heart diseases.   Aim: This research set to investigate the potency; v...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/26861

In vitro Screening of the Leaf Extracts from Gardenia ternifolia (Forest Gardenia) for their Anticancer Activity

Damien S. Tshibangu, Selvaraj Divakar, Muthiah Ramanathan, Govindarajan G. Syamala, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, Virima Mudogo, Dorothée D. Tshilanda, Benjamin Z. Gbolo & Pius T. Mpiana · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the cytotoxicity of the crude extracts of Gardenia ternifolia (Oliv.) in human prostate cancer (PC-3) and breast cancer (MCF-7) cell lines. Study Design: Successive extractions of Gardenia ternifolia leaves were performed, using petroleum...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/28348