Kazadi Minzangi, Justin N. Kadima, Archileo N. Kaaya, Bertrand Matthäus, Patrick Van Damme, Bashwira Samvura, Dieudonné E. Mosibono, Katula Belesi & Pius T. Mpiana·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aims: Most natural oils only have limited application in their crude forms, but fractionation can provide a variety of food applications. The objective was to fractionate crude oils from five selected plants growing wild in Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP) in DR Congo, to analy...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/19653
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are one of the top 10 killer diseases in children. In developing countries, the treatment is often initiated by self-medication (SM) before going to the hospital in case of a complication. This study assessed the level of self-medication and the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v40i430234
Objective: Many plants used in traditional medicine still need to be studied scientifically in order to verify their medical usefulness and standardize their pharmaceutical properties. The present study aimed at evaluating the antihyperglycemic activity of aqueous and alcoholic e...
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Research Article10.9734/JPRI/2018/40667
Kazadi Minzangi, Pius T. Mpiana, Bashwira Samvura, Archileo N. Kaaya, Matthäus Bertrand & Justin N. Kadima·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Objective: Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP) in Democratic Republic of the Congo is packed with fantastic oilseed plants that need to be analysed in order to promote a sustainable exploitation for both commercial and food supply purposes. The study aimed to determine the content...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17297
Benjamin Bavhure, Félicien M. Kasali, Aladdin O. Mahano, Kazadi Minzangi, Amani Matabaro, Ithe Mwanga & Justin N. Kadima·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aim: The nutritive and medicinal values of vegetable oils rely on the nature of their fatty acids (FAs). This study aimed to determine the nature and content of FAs in Lebrunia bushiae Staner and Tephrosia vogelii seed oils which are used by the local population of South Kivu pro...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/9722