Aims: To investigate the hepatoprotective effects of red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) leaves against oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats. Study Design and Methodology: Forty rats were divided into 5 groups, 1) normal control;...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25300
Medicinal plants play a major role in the management of Diabetes mellitus especially in developing countries. Aims: The present study examines the bioactive constituents of Vernonia amygdalina and the effect of extract and fractions of Vernonia amygdalina on some biochemical indi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24939
Aim: Extracts of four different medicinal plant parts such as stem bark of Murayya koenigii (Curry leaf plant), fruit peel of Punica granatum (Pomegranate), cloves of Allium sativum (Garlic) and rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) were used to test their anti-candidal activit...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25140
Amoos Bajwa, Sheraz Tariq, Alamgeer Yuchi, Rizwan Hafeez, Amna Arshad, Muhammad Zaman, Tahir Aqeel & Muhammad Naveed Mushtaq·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aims: Our arsenal of antibiotics is running low due to overuse and misuse of these lifesaving drugs. Much research is needed on medicinal plants to look for drugs to tackle this issue Methodology: so antibacterial activity of organic extracts of Silybum marianum was evaluated aga...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24732
Herbal medicines are considered to offer gentle means of managing chronic diseases at a lower cost. Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (PM) (Gammalu in Sinhala) heartwood and bark have been used as antidiabetic remedies in many cultures for thousands of years. The aim of this review is...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23930
Leomara A. da Silva, Sandra Layse F. Sarrazin, Ricardo B. Oliveira, Chieno Suemitsu, José Guilherme S. Maia & Rosa Helena V. Mourão·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aims: The leaves of Myrcia sylvatica have traditional use in the control of dysentery and intestinal parasites for the riparian inhabitants who live in savanna areas along the Amazon River, Brazil. Methodology: The constituents of the oils (fresh and dried leaves) of this plant...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25494
Aim: To evaluate the effect of methanol extract of Solanum melongena on carbon tetrachloride- induced liver damage in albino rats. Methodology: The qualitative and quantitative phytochemicals screening of the plant extract were done using standard method. Liver function test such...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23473
Medicinal plants are the richest bioresources of drugs. There is need to validate medicinal and aromatic plants researches results through an organized database. Objective: To identify the terpenoids in Commiphora africana resin and some biological activity specially antiviral ac...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/22531
Aims: The study was conducted to evaluate the phytochemical and antioxidant potentials of ethanol and aqueous leaf extracts of Simarouba glauca vis-à-vis standard antioxidants. Study Design: True experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Univers...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/24736