For identification of a crude drug, there are several parameters which standardize it for sure. Microscopic features describe a crude drug very well. Chances of adulteration are very common due to morphological similarities in different species of drugs and to avoid such confusio...
Diabetes mellitus is becoming an increasing concern all over the world. Many people especially in poor communities have been using medicinal plants to treat diabetes and its complications. In Nigeria, the number of people suffering from diabetes is believed to be rising steadily....
Area closures have recognized to be the best land management practices for creating economically and ecologically sustainable land use planning. Although the need of scientific information is clear, studies made to assess woody species diversity under the different age of area cl...
Antioxidant properties of medicinal plants of Kandhamal district of Odisha have not reported, while these plants such as Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. (NA), Tinospora cordifolia (Thunb.) Miers (TC), Phyllanthus niruri L. (PN), Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. ex Nees (AP), L...
Present study involves to develop a protocol for large scale multiplication of Oroxylum indicum L. plants through apical and axillary buds using in vitro techniques. The apical and axillary buds were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different combinat...
Aim: To document the medicinal uses of homegarden plants by local healers. Study Design: Semi-structured interview was conducted with the prior approval from the gewog official. Five local healers were contacted for interview before field visits based on their popularity and exp...
A study was conducted to isolate, identify and establish the Pathogenecity test of bacteria associated with diseases affecting the aerial part of rice in kware lake. Bacteria was isolated from the infected parts collected from Kware Lake and identified by microscopy and biochemic...
This study was conducted to determine the effect of different concentration of Vernonia amygdalina leaf powder against the fungal disease of Tomato plants in a greenhouse. The research was carried out in a greenhouse at the Federal College of Forestry in Jos, from February to Apr...
Aims: The present study was to discover the diversity and distribution of marine red algae from Kalegauk Island, in the northern parts of the Andaman Sea. Study Design: The taxonomy of red algae in Kalegauk Island was studied and references, ecological notes and potential uses of...
Objective: The aim of this work is to evaluate the cytotoxic activity of the 70% ethanolic extract of the fruits of Solanum torvum Swartz (Solanaceae) on HFF (Human Foreskin Fibroblast) cells in in vitro culture and to determine its phytochemical composition. Study Plan: An ethno...
Anthocleista vogelii have been shown to possess a number of medicinal properties. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the roots and leaves of A. vogelii for phytochemicals using crude qualitative analysis and gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometer (GC-MS) techniques,...
Aim: The study was undertaken to document some medicinal plants used in treating livestock among the Fulani people of Marraba-Mubi. Place and Duration of Study: Plant samples were collected from Mararaba-Mubi, November 2015- February 2016. Methodology: All the plant samples colle...
The present study was carried out to evaluate the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of ethanolic leaf and seed extracts of Soybean (Glycine max (L) Merr.). Antioxidant activity of the leaf and seed extracts was determined by reducing power capacity of flavonoid, phenol, ly...