The use of plants in treating diseases traditionally was found to be part of culture of the inhabitants in the study area. It was shown that the greater number of respondents (61, 50.8%) preferred the use of herbs when compared to the number who used synthetic (32, 26.6%) medicin...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/33087
Background: Wireless telecommunication sources working with frequencies ranging from 0.9 to 2.5 GHz are still increasing rapidly. Among these are digitally enhanced cordless telecommunication (DECT) phones which have been considered to emit only a weak radiation when an active DE...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/33849
Background: World Health Organization has estimated that 70-90 % of Africa’s population still relies on herbal remedies in order to meet their healthcare needs. Although the role of herbal medicines in the management of diabetes is an emerging health issue, use of herb remedies i...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/33962
Aims: There are still several problems in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapeutic strategies, although its outcome has been changing better than before. We present the RA patient with atypical mycobacterium infection successfully treated with Traditional Herbal Medicine (THM), and...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/33771
Background: Tuina massage is a traditional method used effectively in the treatment of various ailments in China since ancient time, and currently it is used around the world. Objective: This minireview aims to describe several aspects of Tuina massage an integral part of Traditi...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/32941
Aim: Plants are the natural source of antioxidants take part a vital role in the treatment of many age-related diseases and improvement of public health. Therefore the present study was carried out to assess the antioxidant activity of the methanolic and aqueous extracts of Panda...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/34109
Ahmed Tawfik El-Olemy, Nashwa Mohammed Radwan, Walid Mostafa Dawoud, Hanaa A. Zayed, Ehab Abo Ali, Hala Elsabbagh, Dalal Salem Al-Dossari, Sara Osama Salem & Naseem Akhtar Qureshi·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2017
Background: The use of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) is rising among public and patients around the world, and this epidemiological trend is attributed to multiple explanations including diverse cultural belief systems. Objective: The aim of this study was to...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/33484
Aims: To analyze the chemicals composition of methanolic extracts of leaf and stem of M. minuta collected from Uppur Village, Tamilnadu, India by GC-MS. Study Design: Experimental study. Methodology: The Methanolic extracts were prepared and concentrated at 40°C using hot air ove...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/30871
Aim of the Study: Since scientifically proven investigations on wound healing has not been adequately carried out on Mangifera indica leaves, the present work was therefore conducted to evaluate the wound healing potentials of aqueous leaf extract of Mangifera indica in Wistar ra...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/32409
The acute toxicity and parasympatholytic properties of methanol extract of Arachis hypogea leaves were studied in vitro and in vivo. Qualitative phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, fats and oils, phenols and lignins. Acute toxicity test showed...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/32661