Kazadi Minzangi, Pius T. Mpiana, Bashwira Samvura, Archileo N. Kaaya, Matthäus Bertrand & Justin N. Kadima·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Objective: Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP) in Democratic Republic of the Congo is packed with fantastic oilseed plants that need to be analysed in order to promote a sustainable exploitation for both commercial and food supply purposes. The study aimed to determine the content...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17297
Aim: To determine the anti-inflammatory potential of flavonoid rich fraction of Monodora myristica seeds. Study Design: In vitro evaluation of anti-inflammatory assays: Membrane stability, Inhibition of denaturation of albumin and lipoxygenase inhibition. Place and Duration: Depa...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17853
Benoit Banga N’guessan, Boua Narcisse Gnangoran, Joseph Adusei Sarkodie, Kassim Dosso, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Patrick Amoateng, Isaac Asiedu-Gyekye, David Osafo Owusu, Alexander Nyarko & Angoue Paul Yapo·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aims: Antihyperglycaemic effects of an ethyl acetate fraction of the leaf extract of Holarrhena floribunda on normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Study Design: Healthy adult albino Wistar rats (weighing 100-150 g) were used for this study. The rats were divided into...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17748
Esraa A. El-Hawary, Ebrahim Abdel-Aziz, Rola M. Labib, Ahmed Esmat, Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim, Amani E. Khalifa, Abdel Nasser B. Singab & Nahla A. Ayoub·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aim: The current study evaluates the anti-inflammatory activity of the methanolic leaf extract of Schotia brachypetalea, isolates and identifies the phenolic content and standardizes the crude leaf extract using HPLC. Place and Duration of study: This study was conducted in the D...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16621
Background: E. indica is a gramineae largely used in Brazilian traditional medicine for treatment of respiratory diseases. Previous research work has shown this plant to have glicoflavonoids constituents. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out during four months i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/18099
Aims: The present study investigates the neuroprotective effects of Berberis vulgaris and Picrorhiza kurroa in a rodent model of cerebral ischemia – reperfusion. Study Design: Rats were pretreated with Berberis vulgaris, Picrorhiza kurroa or vehicle 30 minutes prior to cerebra...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/18000
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the phytochemical and antioxidant properties of extracts of Anthocleista nobilis. Methodology: Acetone and methanol stem bark extracts of A. nobilis were investigated for their free radical scavenging activity in the presence of 1,1-di...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16107
Aims: This study aimed at investigating the antiplasmodial activities of the combination of Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocynaceae) stem-bark and Picralima nitida (Stapf) T.&H.Dur. (Apocynaceae) seed, which is currently being produced as MAMA Syrup (MS) for malaria treatment in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17211
Aims: The aim of this present study is to investigate antibacterial activity of extracts and/or essential oils of Vitex negundo L. leaves to an unknown pathogenic bacterium have been resistant to various groups of antibiotics Study Design: The study was design followed by previou...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17378
Aims: To establish the pharmacognostic standard for S. anthelmia with a view to assisting in the standardization and quality control of medicinal products from the plant. Study Design: Pharmacognostic assessment of Spigelia anthelmia. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ph...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16490
Said Zantar, Driss El Garrouj, Rafael Pagán, Mohammed Chabi, Amin Laglaoui, Mohammed Bakkali & Mounir Hassani Zerrouk·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aims: This work aims to study the effect of the harvest time (pre-flowering and full-flowering) on the yield, chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Thymus vulgaris and Mentha pulegium essential oils (EOs). Study Design: Leaves and flowers from each per...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17513
Objective: Investigations were carried out to evaluate the therapeutic potentials of extract of Vernonia calvoana as herbal medicines. Methods: In this study, the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic potentials of extract of Vernonia calvoana was evaluated by using normal and alloxan-i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16058
Aims: To evaluate the antioxidant, antibacterial and tyrosinase inhibiting activities of the methanolic extracts of the leaf and fruit pericarp from Myristica fragrans. Study Design: In vitro assays. Place and Duration of Study: School of Biosciences, Taylor’s University (Jan – D...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17296
Aim: To study antiradical and the reducing power activities in the leaves and stems methanol extracts of Lumnitzera racemosa mangrove species. Design: Soxhlet extraction of leaves and stems using methanol for in vitro antioxidant assay. Place and Duration of Study: Department of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16226
Aims: Fertilizer management is an important factor for a successful growth of officinal plants and the identity of suitable fertilizers in plants could have the desirable effects on quantitative and qualitative indices. In order to study the effects of biological fertilizers and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16697