Introduction: Work place violence in health-care facilities are on the rise and are routinely underreported. Objective: This study investigated the prevalence of workplace violence among primary health-care workers in Enugu metropolis. Materials and Methods: The participants were...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i230138
Aim: This study investigated the ability of some herbal formulations to ameliorate extra-articular effects of some herbal formulations used in the management of rheumatoid arthritis in Nigeria. Methodology: Forty-nine (49) female albino Wistar rats were used for this study. They...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i230137
Herbal medicines are the main source of treatment of diseases in non-urban centres of the developing world. Secondary metabolites obtained from herbal sources contain bioactive phytochemicals, many of which have been the origin for the development of novel pharmaceutical drugs. H...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i230136
Madhyama Rasnadi decoction, one of the poly-herbal decoctions used in Ayurveda medicine is especially indicated for inflammatory conditions. The literature provides three different preparation methods of this decoction viz; Sri Lankan Traditional method (Method 1) and methods des...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i130133
Introduction: Clerodendrum myricoides and Salvadora persica have been reported in management of leishmaniasis which is one of the neglected tropical diseases. The study aimed at undertaking phytochemical analysis as well as investigating the in vitro antileishmanial activity of C...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i130134
Hypoestes rosea has been used as a traditional medicine in the Niger delta for dysfunction of the endocrine system. However, there has been no known study on the effects of hypoestes rosea on oxidative stress. In this study we evaluated the effect of aqueous extract of Hypoestes...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i130135
Introduction: Hijama (wet cupping therapy) is a form of traditional alternative medicine that has been in practice for thousands of years and was adopted by many different cultures. Hijama practice in the Arabic medical literature has been reported to treat many diseases differin...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i130132
One of the adverse effects that may accompany prolonged exposure to gas flaring (as with Niger Delta region of Nigeria) is increasing incidences of health anomalies amidst inhabitants. Current study investigated the effects of oil exploration and exploitation on the physical and...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i130131
Aim: This study was designed to assess the utilization of plants with anti-diabetic properties and to conduct preliminary phytochemical analysis and moreover, to assess the anti-diabetic potential of selected plants used to treat and manage Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among t...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2019/v8i430130
Aim: This current study was intended to evaluate the respond of patients to the available homeopathic medicine health services at the designated government health facilities in Bangladesh. As a part of that, the potentiality of homeopathic medicines in managing non-communicable d...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2019/v8i430129