Aims: To study the number of researches performed in the area of antibacterial activities and phytocompounds of Andrographis paniculata. Study Design: The present scenario of increasing rate of multi-drug resistance to pathogenic organisms has necessitated a search for antimicr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16280
The potential health benefits of green tea sand herbal teas have led to an increased demand of specialty tea products in the food market. Aims: To determine the proximate composition, phytochemical compositions and hypoglycemic potentials of the methanol and hot water extracts of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17115
The potential health benefits of green tea sand herbal teas have led to an increased demand of specialty tea products in the food market. Aims: To determine the proximate composition, phytochemical compositions and hypoglycemic potentials of the methanol and hot water extracts of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16400
Communities adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) in South-western Uganda largely depend on traditional herbal treatment for basic health care. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of fungal infections by these commu...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16237
Aims: The crude saponins extracted from the aerial parts of Paronychia argentea and the roots of Spergularia marginata were tested for their antioxidant, antimicrobial and synergistic effects with antibiotics. Methodology: Antioxidant activity was evaluated using the 2,2-diphenyl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16597
Background: Cancer is still a major public health burden in many countries and despite the research strides made in respect of therapeutic interventions, challenges still abound in cancer treatment. Ageratum conyzoides has increasingly been used in folklore for the treatment of a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17088
Aims: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with debilitating co-morbidities, mainly due to chronic hyperglycaemia-induced damage which is mediated by excess reactive oxygen species (ROS). Plant preparations have been shown to contain polyphenolic compounds that function...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17148
Kola nuts do not undergo any other additional form of post harvest processing before storage and consumption, hence there is an urgent need to develop new post harvest storage pest control strategies that are safe, of low cost, convenient to use, and environmentally / user friend...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/13462
Background: Anti-Nutritional-Factors (ANF) are natural or synthetic compounds that interfere with the absorption of nutrients. ANF may cause changes in the histopathology of the small intestinal mucosa, and may affect the digestive, secretory and absorptive functions of the small...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/13440
Aim: Usually called Tea of Gambia, Lippia multiflora is traditionally used for its sedative, relaxing, febrifuge, anti-flu-like, antispasmodic, hypotensive, anti-inflammatory, anti-catarrhal, mucolytic, anti-infective and hepatoprotective properties. The present study was carried...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16394
Aim: To investigate the effect of methanolic extract of seeds and leaves of Abrus precatorius on implantation, hormonal profile, reproductive index and sexual behavior in adult female Wistar rats. Study Design: Female wistar rats were treated with A. precatorius extracts (30 and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15271
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing problem worldwide which implies a huge financial burden and issues of medical care policy. DM is rapidly emerging as a major challenge to public health and is a progressive disease and one of the leading causes of death in recent times. The mos...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/14592
Aims: To investigate the awareness and the use of herbal products among undergraduate students of the School of Pharmacy in Chieti. Study Design: From October 2013 to December 2013, students of the School of Pharmacy at University “G. d’Annunzio” in Chieti were invited by e-mail...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16164
The essential oils obtained from different parts of Alpinia malaccencis (Burm f.) (Zingiberaceae) collected from Kỳ Sơn Districts, Nghệ An Province, Vietnam, has been studied. Determination of essential oil components from the leaves, stems, roots and fruits of A. malaccencis was...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/13679
The bioactive phyto constituents of endemic and acclimated plants have been used for the bioprospecting of novel compounds, throughout the world. However, the constituents of bioactive phytochemicals and the antioxidant activity are influenced to a great extent by several variabl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16322