Paulownia is one of the most useful and sought after trees, in China and elsewhere, due to its multipurpose status. Though not regarded as a regular medicinal plant species, various plant parts (leaves, flowers, fruits, wood, bark, roots and seeds) of Paulownia have been used for...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25170
Aims: The aim of this research is to investigate the preliminary phytochemical properties, acute oral toxicity and anticonvulsant activity of the seed extract of Brassica juncea (B. juncea). Study Design: Qualitative analysis of for phytochemicals was performed. Experimental mous...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25525
In the present study, the objectives were to determine the total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and antioxidant activities of aqueous, ethanol and methanol extracts of the leaves of Euphorbia hirta. The crude extracts were investigated for its total phenolic and flavon...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24952
Majority of the world’s population is still using the traditional herbal food for their healthcare. India has a good amount of diversity in spices like black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, tamarind and garcinia. The other important spices relevant to India are cori...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24951
Recently, many biological activities (e.g., antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antimicrobial, antifungal and antiparasitic) of Nigella sativa seeds have been reported. We carried out this study to investigate the therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa oil as an alternat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24773
Aims: Rhododendron campanulatum D. Don is a plant of Ericaceae family that is found at an altitude of 3000-4200 meters. Traditionally, it has been used to cure rheumatism, hemicranias, sciatica and colds. This study aims to determine analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24867
Aims: To investigate the hepatoprotective effects of red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) leaves against oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats. Study Design and Methodology: Forty rats were divided into 5 groups, 1) normal control;...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25300
Medicinal plants play a major role in the management of Diabetes mellitus especially in developing countries. Aims: The present study examines the bioactive constituents of Vernonia amygdalina and the effect of extract and fractions of Vernonia amygdalina on some biochemical indi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24939
Aim: Extracts of four different medicinal plant parts such as stem bark of Murayya koenigii (Curry leaf plant), fruit peel of Punica granatum (Pomegranate), cloves of Allium sativum (Garlic) and rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) were used to test their anti-candidal activit...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25140
Amoos Bajwa, Sheraz Tariq, Alamgeer Yuchi, Rizwan Hafeez, Amna Arshad, Muhammad Zaman, Tahir Aqeel & Muhammad Naveed Mushtaq·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aims: Our arsenal of antibiotics is running low due to overuse and misuse of these lifesaving drugs. Much research is needed on medicinal plants to look for drugs to tackle this issue Methodology: so antibacterial activity of organic extracts of Silybum marianum was evaluated aga...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24732