Type 2 diabetes is the most recorded form of diabetes. It accounts for about 80% to 90% of all recorded cases of diabetes mellitus. The use of plant medicine is a very common practice from ancient time and it is considered the safer and less expensive therapeutic strategy for man...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease condition caused by decreased insulin production in the pancreas or as a result of the inability of insulin to act on target tissues that activate the absorption of blood glucose. This subsequently leads to an increased concentration of glucose...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2022/v11i330270
Olive oil is an important source of mono-unsaturated fat and a prime component of the Mediterranean diet. The beneficial health effects of olive oil are due to both its high content of mono-unsaturated fatty acids and its high content of anti-oxidative substances. This study is a...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/35513
This study evaluates the effect aqueous leaf extracts Dodonaea viscosa Linn on alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Sixty grams of Dodonaea viscosa Linn leaf that has initially been pulverized was used to produce the aqueous extract. Sixteen male albino rats were randomly divided into...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/36991
This study is aimed at determining the anti-diabetic activity of aqueous seed extract of Terminalia catappa Linn on some biochemical parameters in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Alloxan-induced diabetic rats were administered orally with aqueous extract of Terminalia catappa Linn...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34296
This experiment studied the effect of different concentration of Gum Arabic as a supplementary diet and its effect on lipid profile, glucose level and some enzyme activity on Albino rats. Sixteen Albino rats of nine (9) weeks of age were divided into four (4) groups; each group h...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/37914
A research work on laboratory animal usage in teaching to improve learning of biology in secondary schools in Jos North, Plateau State with the aim of finding out if the use of live animals will significantly enhance the academic performance of students as compared to the used of...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/JESBS/2017/36953
Galega officinalis Linn (Goat’s rue) is popularly called sakpani in Hausa speaking part of Nigeria. The Plant belongs to the family Leguminoseae. G. officinalis is chiefly used as an antidiabetic plant because of its ability to reduce blood sugar levels. The plant has positive ef...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/32145
Mosquitoes are the most important group of insects in terms of public health importance, which transmit serious human diseases. The continuous application of synthetic insecticides to control these mosquitoes causes development of resistance in vector species, and an adverse effe...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2021/v30i130241
Unripe plantain is used for management of diabetes mellitus in Nigeria, the possible effect of its methods of processing on some biochemical parameters has not been investigated. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of methods of processing unripe plantain on bl...
Ethyl acetate extracts of Cymbopogon citratus leaves were evaluated for their phytochemical constituents and anti-trypanosomal activity in Trypanosoma brucei infected rats. The albino rats were treated for ten days with 200 mg/Kg, 100 mg/Kg and 50 mg/Kg plant extracts per body we...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2018/38126