Aim: Usually called Tea of Gambia, Lippia multiflora is traditionally used for its sedative, relaxing, febrifuge, anti-flu-like, antispasmodic, hypotensive, anti-inflammatory, anti-catarrhal, mucolytic, anti-infective and hepatoprotective properties. The present study was carried...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16394
Aim: To investigate the effect of methanolic extract of seeds and leaves of Abrus precatorius on implantation, hormonal profile, reproductive index and sexual behavior in adult female Wistar rats. Study Design: Female wistar rats were treated with A. precatorius extracts (30 and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15271
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing problem worldwide which implies a huge financial burden and issues of medical care policy. DM is rapidly emerging as a major challenge to public health and is a progressive disease and one of the leading causes of death in recent times. The mos...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/14592
Aims: To investigate the awareness and the use of herbal products among undergraduate students of the School of Pharmacy in Chieti. Study Design: From October 2013 to December 2013, students of the School of Pharmacy at University “G. d’Annunzio” in Chieti were invited by e-mail...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16164
The essential oils obtained from different parts of Alpinia malaccencis (Burm f.) (Zingiberaceae) collected from Kỳ Sơn Districts, Nghệ An Province, Vietnam, has been studied. Determination of essential oil components from the leaves, stems, roots and fruits of A. malaccencis was...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/13679
The bioactive phyto constituents of endemic and acclimated plants have been used for the bioprospecting of novel compounds, throughout the world. However, the constituents of bioactive phytochemicals and the antioxidant activity are influenced to a great extent by several variabl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16322
Aims: In this work the 95% ethanol extract of the Nigerian Piliostigma thonningii known traditionally to possess a number of medicinal properties was screened for antimicrobial and antioxidant potentials as well as identified its chemical constituents. It was to confirm its tradi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15485
Aims: To investigate antioxidant related effects of Zingiber officinale Roscoe (ginger) in humans. Study Design: Venous blood from healthy volunteers was used to conduct ex vivo experiments. For in vivo study, nine healthy volunteers, each received orally 250 ml of aqueous extrac...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16618
Introduction: Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan (Caesalpiniaceae) and Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) are important medicinal plants that have been reported to possess various medicinal properties including wound healing. In the present study methanolic ext...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15222
The phytocheimcal components and antihyperglycemic potential of methanol and ethanol leaves extracts of Combretum paniculatum Vent (Combretaceae) and Morinda morindoides (Baker) Milne-Redh (Rubiaceae) grown in Nigeria have been studied. The phytochemical composition was determine...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15929