Aims: Napoleona imperialis is a wild plant commonly found in Southeastern part of Nigeria used mostly for the treatment of wounds. The methanolic leaves extract of Napoleona imperialis was qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed for the presence of bioactive secondary metabolit...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33139
There is scanty information on the response of biochemical system to the co-administration of anti-malarial drugs and antibiotics. This was what informed the need to undertake the present study. The effects of co-administration of chloroquine (CQ) and cefuroxime (CE) on serum lip...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/23362
World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends the use of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) as drug of choice for the treatment of malaria in endemic regions of the world. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of therapeutic doses of ACTs: Artesunate (Artesunat...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/22846
Aim: To investigate the effect of oral administration of ethanolic extract of ripe Denettia tripetala (DT) fruits on indices of kidney and liver function in male albino rats. Study Design: Twenty (20) male albino rats weighing between 160–210 g were used for the study and were ra...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/31490
R. U. B. Ebana, U. O. Edet, U. M. Ekanemesang, G. M. Ikon, E. B. Umoren, N. W. Ntukidem, O. E. Etim, S. Sambo & N. U. Brown·Asian Journal of Biology·2017
Dacryodes eludis and Garcinia kola are two plants amongst others that are rightly regarded as underutilized. The aim of this study was therefore to examine the seeds and testas of G. kola and D. eludis for the presence of nutrients, minerals, vitamins and anti-nutrients. The a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2017/31159