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Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research

Published by SCIENCEDOMAIN international · ISSN (electronic) 2456-6276

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Comparative Studies on the Effect of Quercetin and Emilia sonchifolia Leaf Extract on Lipid Profile of Cadmium Induced Male Wistar Rats

M. Ajen, Ironya Ogar, E. Ele, J. Ugor & G. Egbung · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

Aims: The effects of quercetin and Emilia sonchifolia on the lipid profile in Cadmium chloride induced oxidative stress were investigated in this study Methodology: Twenty-four (24) male albino Wistar rats aged 5-6 weeks old and weighing 100-170g were divided into four groups of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i230347

Immediate Effect of Ice Massage to Head and Spine vs Cooling Pranayamas on Heart Rate Variability in Hypertensives

Apoorva Mukund, H. C. Shashikiran, Shivaprasad Shetty & Prashanth Shetty · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

Aims: To compare the immediate effect of Ice Massage (IM) to head and spine with cooling pranayama (sheetali and sheetkari pranayama) in hypertensive individuals on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability. Study design: An open-label, randomized, clinical trial. Methodology: 10...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i230346

Epidemiological Transition in Indonesia and Its Prevention: A Narrative Review

Tri Siswati, Bunga Astria Paramashanti, Muhammad Primiaji Rialihanto & Lukman Waris · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

Introduction: Indonesia is undergoing an epidemiological transition, changing from a public health problem with the prevalence of a dominant infectious disease to a non-communicable disease. Some of the causes of this transition include technological advances, economy, modern tra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i130345

Analysis and Evaluation of the Effects of Melatonin on Oral Keratinocytes: A Pilot Study

Megan Tufteland, Allison Jae Lenon, Spencer Carlile & Karl Kingsley · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

Objective: Twenty to 30 percent of children in cross-sectional studies have significant bedtime problems or night waking. Melatonin, a synthetic form of the hormone produced by the pineal gland as a biomarker of the circadian system, is a commonly used nonprescription pharmacolog...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i130344

Phytochemical Analysis of Some Medicinal Plants Used for the Management of Reproductive Health Care Problems in the West Region in Cameroon

Roger Tsobou, Martin Lekeufack, Lucy Ambang Agyingi, Mariette Anouma’a, Bertine Tiokeng, Patrick Sonkoue Njimeli, Maurice Ducret Awouafack, Pierre-Marie Mapongmetsem & Van Damme Patrick · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

Reproductive diseases are conditions that negatively affects human reproductive systems in many countries. Indeed this study was carried out to analyse chemical constituents of some medicinal plants used to treat reproductive organs, diseases in Bamboutos division, West of Camero...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i130343

Ameliorating Effect of Methanol Extract of Finger Root Bark (Uvaria chamae) on some Selected Biochemical Parameters of CdCl2 Induced Toxicity in Wistar Rats

George C. Njoku, Prisca C. Aririguzo, Emmanuel K. Amanze, Isabel C. Nwagu, Chizurum P. Christian & Agbagwara C. Queendarlyn · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

Background: High cadmium-induced injuries have necessitated the search for potent and cost-effective herbal management models. Hence, this study aimed at evaluating the ameliorating effect of methanol extract of finger root bark (Uvaria chamae) on some selected biochemical parame...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i130342

Assessment of the Risk of Developing Cardiovascular Disease in Prediabetic and Diabetic Wistar Rats with Insulinaemia, in a Selected Model

B. M. Aleme & B. A. Amadi · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

Introduction: This examination assessed the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in pre-diabetic and diabetes with insulinaemia in Wistar rats using the HOMA-IR model. The assessment solidified the role of Wistar rats in the evaluation model and took the blood analytes to sc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v18i130341

Justicia secunda Leaf Aqueous Fraction Suppressed NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-6, and COX-2 in Arthritic Rat

Sandra A. Kings-Ogbonna & Godswill N. Anyasor · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

Aims: This study evaluated the effect of the aqueous fraction of Justicia secunda Vahl leaves on selected inflammatory markers Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), nuclear factor–kappa B (NF-κB), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and its possible mechanism of acti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i430340

Evaluation of the Effect of Date Palm [Phoenix dactylifera] Fruit Extract on Methotrexate-Induced Reproductive Toxicity in Male Rats

N. C. Azubuike & C. C. Opoh · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2022

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i430339

Genotoxicity-Suppressing Effect of Sophora japonica L. Aqueous Extract

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2022/v17i430338