Aims: To investigate if the immunomodulating activity of compounds present in berries and flowers of S. nigra were of the same order, or different, and also if the most active components were of high or low molecular weight nature. Methodology: Defatted material of berries and fl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1335
Aims: To investigate the Mongolian plant M. mohileviensis Down. for the presence of possible bioactive products that could be related to the traditional use of the plant in Mongolia. Methodology: Ethanolic and water extracts of both seeds and herb were tested for anti-inflammator...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1280
Aims: The study was conducted to determine antimicrobial activity of Temnocalyx obovatus mature root extracts popularly used in folk medicine to treat diarrhoea in chickens, stomach disorders in turkeys, goats and cows, snakebites, asthma, ulcers and whooping cough in humans. Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1293
Aims: To develop Sequence Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) marker for identification of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Study design: Molecular biology tools for authentic identification of Bacopa monnieri. Methodology: RAPD-based SCAR marker was developed to identify Bacopa mo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1192
Aims: To determine the effect of ethanol extract of Spondias mombin Linn on membrane potential energy, the intracellular and extracellular concentrations of Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ in an easily accessible model cell, erythrocyte, was studied. The effect on the first approximation...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1062
Aims: To investigate seasonal variation in anti-diabetic and hypolipidemic activities of Momordica charantia fruits harvested at different seasons of the year, namely spring, summer, autumn and winter. Methodology: Air-dried and pulverized fruit samples were extracted by soaking...
Aim: To describe the adverse effects of the leaf extract of Lawsonia inermis plant (Henna), extensively used for medicinal benefits in traditional Arab/African culture, on the histology of liver, kidney and spleen of male rats. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Durat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1061
Traditional knowledge is common and important among the tribal people but much of the information is empirical at best lacking logical validation. A number of ethnic communities residing in the study area are partially or fully dependent on the forest resources to meet their requ...
The larvicidal and antifungal activities of ethanolic and aqueous leaf extracts of Picralima nitida were evaluated in static bioassays on 4th instar larvae of Anopheles gambiae and three fungal species: Aspergillus flavus, Candida albicans and Microsporum canis. All extractions w...
Joseph J. Magadula, Joseph N. Otieno, Ramadhani S. Nondo, Claude Kirimuhuzya, E. Kadukuli, John A. Orodho & Paul Okemo·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2012
Aims: This study has evaluated ethanol extracts from five medicinal plants selected through ethnobotanical study from Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania for their in vitro anti-mycobacterial activity against two Mycobacterium species and cytotoxicity against brine shrimp larvae. Study...
Objective: Seven to eight days germinated plants of Triticum aestivum (wheat grass) are a rich source of vitamin A, C, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulphur, cobalt, zinc and protein. Traditionally the aqueous extract of T. aestivum was reported to be used as...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1059
Aim: To investigate anti-hyperglycemic effect of aqueous extract of Khaya senegalensis stem bark (KSE) in alloxan-diabetic Wistar rats. Methodology: Thirty rats were randomly divided into six groups of 5 animals each. Group I (non-diabetic control) was given distilled water orall...
Aim: To study NMR spectral analysis and hydrolysis products of Rebaudioside A (1) that has been isolated from Stevia rebaudiana. Study Design: Acquiring NMR and high resolution mass spectral (HRMS) data of Rebaudioside A for structural characterization, and identification of hydr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1009
Aims: To investigate the antimicrobial activity of ethyl acetate and residual aqueous fractions of the methanol extract of Alchornea cordifolia leaf against Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 10145, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 12600, Escherichia coli ATCC 11775 and Candida albicans ATCC...