Aim: Evasion of apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is a common feature of most cancer cells. This study evaluated the modulatory effects of different fractions of crude methanol extract of the root bark of Calliandra portoricensis, a medicinal plant used in the tradition...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/35211
Aim: To identify and screen the phytochemicals of medicinal plants with anti-diarrhea potential in Lagos State, Nigeria. Place and Duration of the Study: Ethnobotanical survey and phytochemical screenings of plants used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diarrhea in N...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/26815
Aims: The present study investigated the antitrypanosomal activity of crude ethyl acetate bulb extracts of A. porrum plant against T. b. brucei. Methodology: Twenty five male albino rats were divided into five groups and infected with x106/ml of T. b. brucei. Group 1 was infected...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34418
Mamadou WELE, Laura Kirkman, Nouhoum Diarra, Yaya Goita, Moriba Doumbia, Kassim Traore & Drissa Diallo·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Aim: This study was designed to determine in vitro antiplasmodial activities of extracts from ten Malian medicinal plants against P. falciparum strains. Place and Duration of Study: Collection of plant materials and basic phytochemical screening were done in Bamako, Mali and anti...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34523
Aim: The study was carried out to investigate the molluscicidal activities of different solvent extracts of two Eritrean local plants, Croton macrostachyus and Cissus quadrangularis identified using ethno-botanical, pharmacological information and also traditional use gathered fr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33560
Friday O. Uhegbu, Caleb J. Nwaogwugwu, Chibuzo H. Onwuegbuchulam, Chinwe Edith Oriaku, Okechukwu C. Atasie & Kelechi U. Akatobi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
The aim of this study was to investigate the renal protective properties of aqueous leaf extract of Bryophyllum pinnatum from Nigeria against petrol vapour – induced toxicity on the kidney of male albino rats. Fifty apparently healthy male albino rats aged 8 weeks and weighing be...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33358
E. Kosh-Komba, L. Aba Toumnou, I. Zinga, I. Touckia, P. U. Nembara Zin Wogbia Lembo, G. Mukeina, S. Semballa, O. D. Yongo & J. L. Syssa-Magale·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
The knowledge of traditional medicine has always guided the search for new cures. Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides and Zanthoxylum macrophylum, (Rutaceae) are used as medicinal plants in Central African Republic for bacteria and fungi treatment. The aim of this study is to investigate...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33304
Aim: There are often no records about the potential toxicities of medicinal plants including their possible adverse maternal and perinatal effects. In this study, a number of commonly used plant-derived traditional preparations was assessed for their potential cytotoxic and genot...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/34373
Aims: The objective of this work was to seek an alternative drug against onchocerciasis based on medicinal plants. Study Design: Ethanolic extracts of stem barks, leaves and roots of Detarium microcarpum, Guiera senegalensis, Trichilia emetica and Vitellaria paradoxa were evaluat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/33290
Emelia Oppong Bekoe, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Joseph Adusei Sarkodie, Akosua Okraku, Clement Sasu, Degraft Adjei & Mary Twumasi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2017
Hypertension is a highly prevalent public health problem among Africans, including Ghanaians, and it is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as congestive heart failure, kidney disease, and coronary artery disease. Hypertension occurs at a rate of 19% to 48% acros...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2017/32342