Joseph Oloro, Kennedy Kasazza, Oscar Okidi P’okello, James M. Mucunu, Timothy E. Maitho & Amon A. Ganafa·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2024
Background: The worldwide increase in the use of herbal medicinal - products calls for their safety testing to protect the public from unintended hazardous effects. However, most are not tested, putting the public at risk. The modified Ames ISO test is a useful resource for deter...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2024/v35i31189
The use of herbal medicine products worldwide and in Uganda is on the rise and there is much-renewed interest in their use because of the belief that they are safe. However, this belief is not backed up by credible scientific research for many products in Uganda. Almost all herba...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2022/v33i930487
Clement Olusoji Ajayi, Anthony Adebolu Elujoba, Hedmon Okella, Joseph Oloro, Atwine Raymond, Anke Weisheit, Casim Umba Tolo & Patrick Engeu Ogwang·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2020
Aim: Medicinal plants have played an important role in the treatment of different ailments including malaria in developing countries particularly in Africa. This study has evaluated the antimalarial activities of Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae), Cymbopogon citratus Stapf....
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1230300
Background: Use of herbal medicines alongside conventional anticancer drugs is common among cancer patients. This may potentially cause reduced adherence to conventional anti-cancer drugs, unpredictable side effects and unknown drug-herb interactions. This in the long run could r...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1730331
Daniel Chans Mwandah, Ibrahim Ntulume, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Kennedy Kiyimba, Emmanuel Tiyo Ayikobua, Richard Bwanika, Martin Odoki, Eliah Kwezira, Richard Maseruka, John Odda & Joseph Oloro·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2019
Aims: Although Melanthera scandens is a plant widely used in traditional medicine for the management of seizures, stomach ulcers and sores, dysmenorrhea, diabetes and malaria, there was scanty information about its safety. There was, therefore, a need to evaluate the sub-acute an...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2019/v8i330124