Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder with tremendous debilitating effects of high public health impact. Drugs employed in the treatment and management of the condition have remained unsuccessful in curbing the effects of the disease necessitating a turn to natura...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2025/v27i4766
Citrus aurantium remains an excellent source of vitamins and phytochemicals. C. aurantium has been associated with lots of medicinal uses ranging from weight management to the treatment of nausea, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. This study therefore aimed at determining the a...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2022/v24i330289
Background: Chrysophyllum albidum has been widely consumed for its flesh part as a fruit snack and source of vitamins but also grossly under-utilized because of dearth of knowledge on nutritional and therapeutic potencies of other fruit parts. This study thus aimed to comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2021/v30i430263
Victor Henry Azubuike Enemor, Ejike Celestine Orji, Uchechukwu Chibuzo Ogbodo, Ogechukwu Frances Nworji & Chinaza Lucy Ibeneme·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2021
Aim: The incidence of heart-related disease conditions due to consumption of cholesterol containing oils and the increasing global demand for oil for domestic and industrial purposes have necessitated the need for scientific evaluation of other neglected indigenous plants for pot...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v8i430185
Stanley Kanayochukwu Nnenne, Kingsley Ikechukwu Ubaoji, Uchechukwu Chibuzo Ogbodo, Victor Henry Azubuike Enemor & Adebayo Afees Oladejo·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2020
Aim: Citrullus lanatus is a fruit widely consumed for its pulp though incompletely, as its other parts (seed and rind) are discarded and may possibly offer bioactive compounds involved in ameliorating certain disease conditions. Hence, this study aimed at comparatively investigat...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i1130317
Water is very important to the existence of humans though could also serve as vehicle for pathogenic organisms and dangerous organic and inorganic matters. The physicochemical and microbial analyses of selected borehole water samples in Awka residential areas were conducted with...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2020/v7i430156
Crude oil contamination alters the soil chemistry and can enhance the mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals. At toxic concentrations, these trace metals pose significant risks to ecological integrity, soil functionality, plant physiology, and human health. This study evalu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i4500
Background: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathophysiology of various disease conditions with concomitant toll on the body’s defense mechanism against free radicals. To continuously sustain and support the efficiency of the body’s antioxidant defense system, natural...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i530421
Background: Psidium guajava leaves are traditionally used for gastrointestinal conditions and may contain bioactive constituents relevant to gastric mucosal protection. This study evaluated the nutritional composition, phytochemical constituents and anti-ulcerogenic activity of t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2026/v35i41133
Background: Diabetes mellitus continues to remain the number one cause of mortality among the low- and mid-income populations. Hence, the need for cost-effective, available and accessible novel drug agents for improved health outcomes. This study was undertaken to investigate the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2021/v30i1030291