Wolfran Aparecido de Alvarenga, Érica Marusa Pergo Coelho, Otávio Akira Sakai, Filipe Andrich & Camilla Yara Langer Ogawa·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. Ex Reissek, was first studied in the 60s, but only in the 80s and 90s were the studies were driven by scientific research that attributed medicinal properties to the plant, such as healing actions for human gastric diseases. In this work, a study was car...
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Steven Eichelbaum, Steven Abood, Leonardo Acuña, Mariam Ahumada, Maria-Luisa Veisaga & M. Alejandro Barbieri·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Drug-resistant pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria pose a global health threat. Plants, particularly those employed in traditional (folk) medicine, may provide a source of antimicrobials compounds possessing novel mechanisms of action with which to combat current and emerging i...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1230301
Fruit is a ripened ovary usually developed as a result of flower being pollinated. Plants are cultivated as well as wild, mainly cultivated fruits are grown by farmers for economical value while utility of wild fruits are occurring only in their natural habitat. As population inc...
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Clement Olusoji Ajayi, Anthony Adebolu Elujoba, Hedmon Okella, Joseph Oloro, Atwine Raymond, Anke Weisheit, Casim Umba Tolo & Patrick Engeu Ogwang·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aim: Medicinal plants have played an important role in the treatment of different ailments including malaria in developing countries particularly in Africa. This study has evaluated the antimalarial activities of Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae), Cymbopogon citratus Stapf....
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1230300
Background: Skin cancer is the most aggressive form of cancer with a high mortality rate. Different medications of skin cancer are accessible, yet because of improvement of multi-drug resistance, flow and rising chemotherapies have a generally low achievement rate. This emphasize...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130299
Kicia K. P. Gomes- Copeland, Izulmé R. I. Santos, Amanda G. Torres, João V. D. Gomes, Fabrício T. C. de Almeida, Christopher W. Fagg, Sueli M. Gomes, Dâmaris Silveira & Luiz A. Simeoni·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Amaryllidaceae include plant species that present alkaloids with analgesic, anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-malarial activities. Due to this pharmacological value, several species of this family have been widely studied and among them is White lilly,...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130298
Aim: The study aimed to characterize phenolic acids, flavonoids, and determine their antimicrobial activities in fruits of Vangueria madagascariensis (Tamarind of Indies). Study Design: The design of the study included picking of Vangueria madagascariensis fruits from Jomo Kenyat...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130296
Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is not endemic in Brazil; however, it is a symbolic plant for traditional peoples and was present in ancestral cultural resistance. Several species were introduced to Brazil through the slave trade on the Africa-Brazil transatlantic route. In addition,...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130297
Ferdinand L. E. Edoun, Boris R. T. Tchuente, Ruth E. K. Dibacto, Hippolyte T. Mouafo, Alex D. K. Tchuenchieu, Abomo A. C. Ndzana & Gabriel N. Medoua·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aims: As the world nowadays is turning towards the research of biologically active natural compounds, this work aimed at assessing the antioxidant potential of compounds contained in the aqueous extracts of three common Cameroonian pharmacopoeia plants, namely Millettia laurenti...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1130295
Medicinal plants are moving from border to mainstream use with a more number of people seeking treatment and health approaches free from side effects caused by synthetic chemicals. India officially recognizes over 3500 plants for their medicinal value. It is generally estimated t...
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In Ethiopia, many plants are used for medicinal drive-by old-style naturopaths without any scientific justification for their therapeutic values. The principal aim of this study were to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of the leaf, root and stem bark...
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Bauhinia purpurea L. is a moderate-sized tree with multipurpose value tree yields gum, its bark contains tannin and leaves are used as fodder. It is distributed in sub-Himalayan tracts. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different cytokinins on growth...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1030292
This study aimed at carrying out the vegetative propagation of Griffonia simplicifolia. This was achieved by growing nodal and stem cuttings of G. simplicifolia using two types of soils under varying environmental conditions including open area and humidity propagator. This revea...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1030291
The plant Calliandra portoricesis had been widely used over the years in traditional medicine. Such uses included; treatment of swollen gum, tooth ache and inflammation, worm expeller, viperean venom antidote and more. This investigation was aimed at screening and anti-microbial...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1030290
Dalva Paulus, Luana Aline Luchesi, Cleverson Busso, Marcela Tostes Frata & Paula Juliane Barbosa de Oliveira·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aims: The biological properties of essential oils represent possible therapeutic alternatives, with antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, and application in many areas of the industry. The objective was to determine the yield, chemical composition, antibacterial and antioxida...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1030289