Mohammad Rahimi-Madiseh, Majid Hamidi, Soleiman Kheiry, Abdolreza Rezaeian-Ramesheh & Mahmoud Rafieian-kopaei·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is the most common problems in 60% of term infants and 80% of preterm infants. In the case of severe indirect hyperbilirubinemia, it can cause neurotoxic disorders, however, the direct hyperbilirubinemia is considered as severe or systemic problems...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/21909
Aysha Ferdoushi, Shahin Mahmud, Md. Masud Rana, Md. Shariful Islam, Abu Saim Al Salauddin & Mohammed Farhad Hossain·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Medicinal plants are an important and often the only component in the formulations used by the folk medicinal practitioners of Bangladesh for treatment of various ailments. Folk medicinal practitioners, well known as Kavirajes, form the primary line of health-care among a substan...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/19012
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of feeding crushed Nigella sativa (NS), Pimpinella anisum (PA) and Thymus vulgaris (TV) mixture as a natural growth promoter on growth performance, antibodies titer (Abs) and heamatological profiles of vaccinated and unv...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/20687
Objective: To determine whether the presence of the resistance factors (plasmids and vanA genes) will negatively aid the susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VREf) to medicinal plants. Materials and Methods: Standard methods were used for the isolation an...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/18279
Mohammad Shahriar, Nishat Zareen Khair, Zara Sheikh, Sayeeda Fahmee Chowdhury, Md. Kamruzzaman, Md. Shawkatul Islam Bakhtiar, Sharmin Jahan Chisty, Syeda Najah Narjish, Rumana Akhter & Nahia Akter·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aim: The objective of the present study was to investigate the phytochemical analysis, cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of the bark extracts of Erythrina variegate. Place and Duration of Study: The plant, E. variegate was collected from Botanical Garden, Mirpur, Dhaka and als...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/18866
Kashfia Nawrin, Mohammad Mustakim Billah, Mohammed Sahek Ullah Jabed, Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, Md. Main Uddin & Md. Nurul Islam·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Objective: The present study demonstrated the potential of Crotalaria verrucosa L., a widely used medicinal plant of Bangladesh, ethanolic leaf extract in inhibiting the cascades of inflammation. Methods: Carrageenan induced rat paw edema and xylene induced mice ear edema tests w...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/21894
Adeniran Sanmi Adekunle, Temitope Isaac Adelusi, Emmanuel Bukoye Oyewo, Jean- Paul Kamdem & Bright. B. Akintade·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Potential of Bryophyllum pinnatum in preventing excessive lipaemia and oxidation, hence reducing predisposition to chronic diseases was assessed. B. pinnatum supplement was prepared by macerating a known weight of the plant in a known volume of distilled water. Ten rabbits were u...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/21823
Aims: To evaluate the Ovicidal and larvicidal effects of Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) extracts on Phlebotomus duboscqi. Study Design: A comparative experimental design using extracts obtained from the leaf and bark of Ricinus communis plant. Study Site: Kenya Medical Research...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/22241
Aims: To isolate and screen endophytic actinomycetes and plant extracts from Azadirachta indica and Melia azedarach for antibacterial effects against MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Study Design: Isolation and identification of the endophytic actinomycetes from plant tissues, cultiva...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/22549
Aims: The study identified a cholinesterase inhibitory constituent in P. pterocarpum, a medicinal plant used in Nigerian ethno-medicine for the management of memory loss. Study Design: Activity directed phytochemical investigation of P. pterocarpum using in vitro anti cholinester...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/22548