Aims: The use of essential oils from plants as natural antioxidant and antimicrobial is a field of growing interest. The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus L. (lemongrass) and Citrus sinen...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/28176
Aims: The world population is increasing at alarming rate vis-à-vis the need for health and many vascular medicinal plants are being destroyed. So we risk upsetting the ecological balance of the earth. Methodology: To avoid ecological health disaster, literature survey of human,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/27325
Aims: Phytochemical investigation of phenolic content in Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii Hochst. Ex. Boiss (family Aizoaceae). Methodology: Chromatographic isolation of the total alcohol extract of the herb followed by the spectroscopic identification of the isolated compounds was p...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/27794
Aims: Eupatorium arnottianum Griseb is used in popular medicine for gastric pains. So, the aim of this study was to investigate the possible spasmolytic effects of ethanolic and dichloromethanic extracts of the plant using preclinical methods. ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/28009
Background and Aim: The use of medicinal plants and traditional remedies has become increasingly widespread. Parsley is one of the traditional herbs used for treatment and prevention of various illnesses. This study aims to assess the in vitro antimicrobial effect of Petroselinum...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/27095
Aims: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play significant roles in tumor initiation, relapse, angiogenesis, metastasis and therapy. Collectively Wnt, Notch, and Hedgehog are major pathways that have been linked to the drug resistance of CSCs. Eliminating CSCs has been suggested as a promis...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/27847
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the total phenolics and flavonoids content of leaves and flowers of Gymnosperma glutinosum (Spreng.) Less., and identify their main chemical constituents. Materials and Methods: G. glutinosum leaves and flowers were separat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/28028
Aims: Effects of drought stress on pot marigold and plant’s antioxidant responses in confronting with water deficit was studied. Study Design: The experiment was conducted according complete randomized block design (CRBD) with three replications. Drought stress with four levels (...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/27035
Aims: Coccidiosis is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in farmed red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the plant Stellaria media (Caryophyllaceae) on coccidia-infected red-legged partridges. Methodolo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26584
Aims: Salacia lehmbachii Loes is a herb found commonly in Southeastern Nigeria where it is used by the locals for the treatment of many ailments especially malaria and the Nigerian population has a relatively large youth segment. This research was carried out to evaluate the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26358
The present study was carried out to characterize the bioactive constituents present in essential oil using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectrophotometer and Gas Chromatography –Mass Spectroscopy (GCMS) and evaluation of chemical variability in twenty accession...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25774
Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the safety of aqueous extract of Gutenbergia nigritana leaves in Wistar rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Between July and September, 2014. Methodology:...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26828
Introduction: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) afflicts about 90% of men in the 9th decade of life. Its management could pose socio-economic challenges. Citrullus lanatus is widely cultivated and known to have antioxidant properties that could impact positively on the managemen...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25701
The effects of ripening acceleration methods on the proximate, biochemical and mineral compositions of Carica papaya (Pawpaw) was carried out. A total of eighteen fruits were collected, three for each replica of the five treatments and then the three control replica. The fruits w...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26260
Aims: To investigate the effects of the ethylacetate extract of Mitracarpus villosus leaves using various in-vivo models of pain, inflammation and pyrexia. Study Design: This study was designed to investigate the possible analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic effects of e...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26355