Aims: Purified saponin fraction was obtained from butanol extract of the aerial parts of Astragalus monspessulanus var. monspessulanus. The fraction was analyzed by HPLC and six saponins were determined. The saponin mixture was investigated for possible cytotoxicity on HepG2 cell...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7860
Garcinia kola (Heckel) has been used in folk medicine for the treatment of several ailments. One of these is its use for the treatment of conditions involving pain and inflammation with accompanying pyrexia. Our objective is to evaluate the anti-pyretic property of Garcinia kola...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/4484
Aims: To investigate in vivo antiplasmodial activity of the stem extracts of Balanites aegyptiaca (L) Del. Study Design: Animal model infected with Plasmodium berghei. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/3982
Aim: Jamaica is rich in medicinal plants. Guaiacum officinale is the “National Flower”, with reported uses in folk medicine for the treatment of various conditions including inflammation. In our search for plants with anticancer and anti-infective properties, we evaluated Guaia...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7343
Background: Thymoquinone (TQ), the bioactive constituent of black seed (Nigella sativa), has been shown to inhibit the growth of various human cancerous cells both in vitro and in vivo. Aim: To characterize the effects of thymoquinone on the activity of phase I and phase II carci...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/3870
Aims: Angelica glauca Edgew is a heavily exploited critically endangered medicinal cum aromatic herb of Himalayan region. Poor and erratic seed germination is one of the constraints in its in-situ as well as ex-situ conservation and large scale cultivation. Moreover, our understa...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7527
Sunday J. Ameh, Nneka Ibekwe, Aminu Ambi, Obiageri Obodozie, Mujtaba Abubakar, Magaji Garba, Herbert Cocker & Karniyus S. Gamaniel·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Background: Herbal drug standardization (HDS) is multidisciplinary with botany and chemistry working together to facilitate decisions on production of herbal medicines. The common reasons for HDS are: i) it creates the need for establishing botanical identity; ii) it is necessary...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/5457
Najeeb Ur Rehman, Javid Hussain, Liaqat Ali, Abdul Latif Khan, Fazal Mabood, Syed Abdullah Gillani & Ahmed Al-Harrasi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aims: The present study aimed to assess the nutritional significance of some of the commonly consumed vegetables collected from Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Study Design: The study was designed in randomized block design and each analysis was performed with three replicat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/5271
Aims: To evaluate the protective effects of methanol extract of Ceiba pentandra leaves on indomethacin and ethanol induced gastric ulcer and on oxidative stress indices of alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Study Design: Extraction and administration of graded doses of the extract Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/6479
Aim: To determine phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial activity of leaves and twigs of Sclerocarpus africanus (Jacq); prove or otherwise ethno-medicinal claims on S. africanus. Place and Duration of Study: Departments of Chemistry, Biological sciences and Microbiology,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7096