Background: More than half of traditional medicines are of natural origin and research has shown that these are associated with fewer side effects than the synthetic ones, since less than 10% of the 350,000 identified plant species have been exposed to some amount of bioactive sc...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/11028
Aim: The role of Kinases in cancer onset and progression has made kinases a target for the control of some cancers. Recent discoveries that kinases are most effectively inhibited by small molecules have also resulted in an increased search for small molecule kinase inhibitors. Cy...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6877
Aim: The anti cancer and anti diabetic properties of the extract from the P. alliacea a naturally occuring plant found in Jamaica, have been described previously but its role against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is completely unknown. The aim of the study was to evaluate the...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22120
Aim: Jamaica is rich in medicinal plants. Guaiacum officinale is the “National Flower”, with reported uses in folk medicine for the treatment of various conditions including inflammation. In our search for plants with anticancer and anti-infective properties, we evaluated Guaia...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7343
Henry I. C. Lowe, Ngeh J. Toyang, Alonso Heredia, Kenneth N. N. Ayeah, Charah T. Watson & Joseph Bryant·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aim: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a major public health concern despite the discovery and development of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapies (HAART). There is as such a need to continue to search for new and effective therapies for this global pandemic. In an...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/12064