Medicinal plants have played a key role in the world health care with about 80% of Africans depending on phytomedicine which has shown a wide range of uses in treatment of diseases. The usage of plants, plant extracts or plant derived pure chemicals to treat diseases in Nigeria h...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37965
Faecal occult blood is a laboratory test which looks for the presence of microscopic blood in faeces possibly as a result of gastrointestinal bleeding which may be an indication of a disease. Several large prospective randomized controlled studies have shown that faecal occult bl...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33127
Community engagement and participation have played a critical role in successful disease control and elimination campaigns in many countries. Although malaria is endemic in many parts of the country, the knowledge, attitude and practice of the community about the disease preventi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28518
The uses of medicinal plants for treatment of various infections in traditional communities have been an age-long practice. This provides the rationale to study medicinal plant extracts as a possible source of alternative therapy against infections. The current study was undertak...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26481
This study investigated the effect of cooking time on starch and cyanide contents of freshly harvested cassava tubers used for tapioca production. Tapioca is a cassava meal commonly consumed in most part of the world and prepared from freshly harvested cassava tubers. The cassava...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16944
Epidemiological monitoring of vaginal candidiasis infection associated with preterm delivery and death of the infants is highly desirable especially on pregnant women. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of vaginal candidiasis and the occurrence of Candi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18264
This investigation aimed at determining the cyanide and starch contents of different species of cassava grown in Abia State. Samples of cassava tubers were purchased from the local market and identified by a taxonomist from the National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abi...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/15297
Zobo drink is an indigenous non-alcoholic drink made from hot water roselle calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa. The drink has gained wide acceptance, as it is consumed by several millions of people from different socio-economic classes and background in West African sub-region. The g...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15534
Bacteriological investigation of hawked Sorrel drink (zobo drink) was carried out in Aba, South-east Nigeria, between January and March, 2014. Zobo drink is a non-alcoholic local beverage made from different varieties of dried petals, acid succulent aqueous extract of calyx of ro...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13027
Background: Over the past decade, significant gains have been made in the implementation of malaria preventive measures in sub-Saharan Africa, including the distribution of insecticide treated nets (ITNs). These have been shown to cause a reduction in the incidence of malaria and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11510
This study was designed to document individuals’ adherence to annual ivermectin treatment and people’s willingness to continue taking ivermectin as an important predictor of sustained compliance with long-term ivermectin treatment. The study which was conducted between April and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6435
Herbal medicine is based on the premise that plants contain natural substances that can promote health and alleviate illnesses. The plant kingdom represents a rich store house of organic compounds, many of which have been used for medicinal purposes. In recent times, focus on pla...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/30018