Leaves of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis are processed using different methods depending on the intended application. Using three different processing methods, we investigated the effects of processing on the proximate constitution of the leaf. Result demonstrated that the fresh raw leaf...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/32085
Diabetes mellitus known as ‘sugar disorder’ had become a euphemism among the urban Hausa tribal populace of Kano metropolis, Northern Nigeria as no one has ever been reported to have fully recovered from it. Because of the existing economic melt-down in the area, people resorted...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/28562
The aim of the study was the evaluation of the potentially antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of oleuropein against streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic nephropathy in rats. Animals were allocated into 4 groups of 8 rats each. The control group was fed standard rat feed a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/31953
Aim: The methanolic crude extracts of Wedelia chinensis Osbeck. Merr. whole plant, Mimosa diplotricha Sauvalle. stem bark and Bauhinia purpurea Roxb. leaf as well as their organic and aqueous soluble partitionates were evaluated for antimicrobial potential. Study Design: Evaluat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/31515
Aims: To investigate the chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oil isolated from flowers of Moringa oleifera (MO) grown in Western Nigeria. Methodology: Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis was carried out for identification and determinati...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/31834
An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different levels of NaCl (0 dS/m i. e. distilled water, 4 dS/m , 8 dS/m, 12 dS/m and 16 dS/m) solutions on germination and seedling characteristics of five genotypes (Bindu, Tej1701, Lanka1820, Picnic and Seaty) of chilli....
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/30924
Amanda Chaaban, Andre Luis Fachini de Souza, Carlos Eduardo Nogueira Martins, Fabiano Cleber Bertoldi & Marcelo Beltrão Molento·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Background: Myiasis produced by Diptera larvae is responsible for the invasion of body tissues, seriously compromising animal welfare and causing significant economic losses to livestock. Cochliomyia macellaria is an important agent responsible for secondary myiasis, exacerbating...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/32078
The problem of microbial resistance is growing and the outlook for the success of antimicrobial drugs in the future is still uncertain. For a long period, plants have been a valuable source of natural products for maintaining human health, thus, such plants should be investigated...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/30464
The Carica papaya (C. papaya) fruits consumption is common, but the peels and seeds are discarded as wastes. Thus, this study determined and compared some nutritive and antifungal properties of the C. papaya fruit peels and seeds. Results showed that vitamin A (IU) content in the...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/27537
High pressure liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) is considered as one of most the sensitive modern techniques used for determination of phenolic compounds, hence in this research it was utilized for characterization of a variety of phenolic compound...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/31403