In the present study, seeds of Peaganum harmala were extracted with solvent of varying polarity allowed their separation into four subfractions. Total polyphenols and flavonoids contents of Peaganum harmala seeds extracts (PHSE) were determined as gallic acid equivalent and Querc...
El-Sayed S. Abdel-Hameed, Salih A. Bazaid, Mohamed M. Shohayeb, Mortada M. El-Sayed & Eman A. El-Wakil·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2012
The use of plants and their derived substances increases day by day for the discovery of new therapeutic agents owing to their versatile applications. Conocarpus erectus L. (family Combretaceae) is one of two species in the genus Conocarpus widely spread in Taif and other parts o...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1040
Aims: Honey and propolis have long been used in traditional medicine whilst honey is consumed as food. A screening for various bioactivities in honey from Apis florea and A. andreniformis, and the crude water and ethanol extracts of propolis from A. mellifera and Tetragonula laev...
Aims: This study investigated the phytochemical composition of Jatropha tanjorensis leaf and the effect of its methanolic extract on serum lipid profile of albino rats. Study design: Experimental Animal Model. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Osun State Un...
Aims: Morbidity and mortality from kidney and liver diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide due to exposure of these organs to many kinds of xenobiotics. Medicinal herbs have been used widely to treat these disorders as there is no specific treatment in modern medicine to counte...
Background & Aims: Ocimurn gratissimum is an herbaceous plant commonly found in tropical Asia and in the coastal areas of Nigeria, where it is used for the treatment of ailments such as diarrhoea, urinary infections, fever and dysentery. However, information concerning the to...
Plants are a source of wide range of bioactive molecules. Alstonia scholaris, a tree species of Apocynaceae family is being reported as a well known herbal remedy of various diseases. In the present investigation, n-hexane fraction of crude methanolic extract of Alstonia scholari...
Objective: To determine the anthelminthic and bactericidal activity of Flaveria trinervia. Study design: Assessment of Anthelminthic and bactericidal activity. Place and Duration of Study: Anthelminthic and bactericidal activity of extracts from Flaveria trinervia Spring C. Mohr....
Adesanya A. Olamide, Olaseinde O. Olayemi, Oguntayo O. Demetrius, Otulana J. Olatoye & Adefule A. Kehinde·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2011
Aims: To investigate the effects of methanolic extract of Citrullus lanatus seed (MECLS) on experimentally induced benign prostate hyperplasia. Study design: Animal model of experimentally induced prostatic hyperplasia. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anatomy, Faculty...
Aim: In present study the antioxidant activity of turmeric was studied in Wistar albino rats. Study design: The experimental animals were divided in to five groups each containing six animals. Group I served as normal control. All the other four groups, viz. II, III, IV and V wer...
Logistic response of antioxidants to lipid peroxide concentration in carbon tetrachloride toxicity in rabbit liver was evaluated. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), ethanol extracts of Chromolaena odorata (ETECO), sylimarin (a known hepatoprotective agent) and water, were used to induc...
Lectin is a glycoprotein substance, usually of plant origin, of non-immunoglobulin nature and capable of binding to carbohydrate moieties of complex glycoconjugates. This underlies its clinical significance. Hence, purification steps comprising of centrifugation, salting-out, ult...
R. Gomez-Flores, R. González-Meléndez, A. Ceballos-Salobreña, P. Tamez-Guerra, R. Tamez-Guerra, C. Rodríguez-Padilla, E. Monreal-Cuevas & M. A. De La Garza-Ramos·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2011
Oral conditions that produce the greatest damage on individuals are cavities and periodontal disease, hence non-expensive and effective solutions are immediately required, particularly for communities with no access to dental services. The antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory pote...
The Butanolic soluble fraction (F3) of the leaves of Microtrichia perotitii DC was evaluated for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects on laboratory animals. The results of analgesic studies was dose dependent and showed significant inhibition of writhings in rats while tho...
Vanilmandelic acid (VMA) is a common excretory metabolite of the catecholamines. The catecholamines are implicated in schizophrenic disorders, and in the regulation of sexual functions via the Hypothalamic Pituitary Axis (HTPA). Alstonia boonei stem bark extract is used extensive...