Aims: This study aimed to optimizing the extraction conditions for total saponins from Polyscias fruticosa using response surface methodology coupled with Box-Behnken design (RSM-BBD). Methodology: The optimization process for extraction of saponins from the roots of Polyscias fr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2023/v9i3185
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the total phenolic and flavonoid content and DPPH free-radical scavenging activity of Vernonia amygdalina planted in Mekong Delta. The optimized conditions for maceration of pandan leaves included drying method, ratio of pandan leaf powder-to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2023/v9i2181
Aims: To investigate the ameliorative potentials of Vernonia amygdalina on acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mice. Methodology: Acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury was conducted on Swiss-albino mice weighing 25 - 30 g. Group A was maintained as a negative control (health...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2023/v9i2180
Aims: This study aimed to the extraction of Melaleuca cajuputi essential oils by microwave-assisted extraction method. The comparison for productivity of microwave-assisted extraction method and traditional hydro-distillation method was also established to figure out the optimum...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2023/v9i2179
Aims: To isolate pure compounds from the methanolic fraction obtained from successive fractionation of defatted ethanolic extract and evaluate in vitro antioxidant and anticancer activity of the crude ethanolic extract, methanolic fraction and pure compounds isolated from methano...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7053
Aims: To prepare and evaluate herbal wound dressing comprising of Annona glabra L. leaf extract and calcium alginate on experimental animal models. Study design: Qualitative analysis for phytochemicals was carried out. Wound dressing material was formulated and characterized befo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/5001
Aims: Edible bird’s nest is well known as health food and Chinese’s traditional medicine. Edible bird’s nest is made from saliva secretions of the swiftlets, genus Aerodramus, whose habitats are Southeast Asian countries. This study reports on the nutritional content of edible bi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2019/46572
Gastroprotective Effect of Nanocurcumin Particles against Indomethacin-induced Gastric Ulcer in Mice This study aims to investigate the gastroprotective properties of nanocurcumin against indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in mice. Nanocurcumin particles were prepared by top down...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/36857
Aims: The search for plant-based treatments against atopic dermatitis (AD), a relapsing dermatological condition with high prevalence in tropical regions, has always been attracting special attention. Among many folk remedies for AD, Oroxylum indicum Linn (Bignoniaceae) is a comm...
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Research Article10.9734/JPRI/2017/34325
Aims: To offer a summarized and systemized understanding of the incorporation of plant oils in pruritus alleviation. Methodology: Literature was searched using online databases such as MEDLINE/PubMed, Google Scholar and Science Direct with the following inclusion criteria: 1) con...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30703