The Moringa oleifera has proven to be an ancient medicine for for anemia, skin infections, blackheads, anxiety, and pimples, for intestinal worms, lactation, diabetes and pregnancy. Green leafy vegetables and fruits provide much needed essential micronutrients. Moringa leaves in...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i530233
Introduction: Medical students are future doctor candidates. They must learn about diseases, infectious and non-infectious, during their education period. What the students have to learn is being packaged in integrated blocks. Tutorial is one of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) m...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i430232
Diabetes Mellitus is a disease of public health concern which is caused by pancreatic defect in insulin secretion or failure of the receptor cells to effectively utilize secreted insulin. Diabetes account for 2-3% death in the poorest countries hence the need for alternative cont...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i430231
Abdul Walusansa, Jacob S. Iramiot, Joseph L. Mpagi, Ali Kudamba, Shaban A. Okurut, Aidah Namuli, Godfrey Wasige, Hawa Nabuuma, Hussein M. Kafeero, Muhammad Lubowa & Jamilu E. Ssenku·Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences·2021
Introduction: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is one of the topmost global hindrances to human existence. Rural settings have been reported to be more vulnerable in some parts of the world. In Uganda, community leaders in rural villages are among the immediate personnel mandated...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i430230
The effect of inhaling mosquito coil smoke on the haematology and histology of rat’s lungs was studied. Mosquito coils while slowly burning emit smoke containing one or more insecticides, each coil burns for several hours and are used in close proximity to persons requiring prote...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i430229
Aim: Reports that some phytochemicals interfere with reproductive functions, in both humans and animals necessitated this study which is aimed at determining the effects of fruit extract of Tetrapleuratetrapteraon oestrous cycle and ovarian functions in females. Methods: Adult fe...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i430228
Objective:Direct acting antivirals (DAA) is a class of antivirals that hasbeen extensively used in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients over the past 6 years.Despite the excellent therapeutic benefits of DAA, there is a knowledge gap regardingthe safety of this class. Several...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i330226
Aim: The increasing rate of infertility in humans has necessitated the need to assess commonly used medicinal plants to ascertain their effects on reproductive functions. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit extract on reproductive ho...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i330225
The present study determined the effect of Ocimum gratissimun Linn. leaves aqueous extract on lead-acetate alterations in the hippocampus and serum biochemical concentration of sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) ions in animal models. Twenty male and female albino rats weighing arou...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i330224
The present study was conducted to evaluate preliminary phytochemical analysis and in vitro antioxidant activities of five plants (Olea europaea, Kigelia africana, Terminalia mollis, Croton macrostachyus and Bridella micrantha extracts). The plants were collected from Baringo Cou...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i330223
Aim: To establishing the use of oral Quercetin as a potential nutraceutical against Coronavirus Disease 2019. Methods: A descriptive, prospective longitudinal study was carried out on 52 patients treated at the ECOMED-LAMB Clinic, in the period from the onset of Covid-19 in our c...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i330222
Plant mediated fabrication of nanoparticles and nanomaterials are gaining momentum as it is eco-friendly and cost-effective. In the present study, we synthesis of Silver nanoparticles using aqueous extract of Quercus infectoria nuts and Daucus carota subsp sativum leaves. The su...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i230221
Back-ground and Objectives: The study’s focus is to investigate the effects of Vernonia amygdalina on the metabolic activities of Cytochrome P450 3A4 and 2D6 in vivo. The assessment was based on CYP2D6-mediated O-demethylation and CYP3A4-mediated N-demethylation of dextromethorph...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i230220
Bryophyllum pinnatum Lam. (Crassulaceae) called ‘Oda-opue’ in Igbo and ‘Abamoda’ in Yoruba are widely used as food and as medicines in traditional medical practice. They are found widely in tropical Africa, America, India and China. This study investigated the inhibitory effect o...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i230218
Background: Angiohemophilia (VWD) is a common human inherited disease where the parent carrying the gene may or may not be symptomatic. VWD is an illness of the blood that does not coagulate correctly. Blood contains numerous proteins to stop the bleeding of the body. Von Willebr...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i230219