Clément L. Inkoto, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, Jason T. Kilembe, Colette Masengo Ashande, Félicien L. Lukoki, Dorothée D. Tshilanda, Damien S-T. Tshibangu & Pius T. Mpiana·South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products·2021
Background and Aims: Given the importance of finding a new Improved Traditional Medicine (ITM) based on medicinal plants, we reviewed the traditional uses, phytochemical composition, biological properties and toxicity of Aframomum alboviolaceum (Zingiberaceae), a plant species wi...
Ferula is a genus of perennial herbs in the Apiaceae family. Members of this genus are found mainly in the Mediterranean region and Central Asia, and they have a long history of utilization in traditional medicine for a variety of diseases. The species of this plant have been use...
Background: Medicinal plants have found a wide range of application in pharmacy, medicine, and toxicology, and are very valuable tool for their bioassay guided fractionation. About 70% of huge development efforts from medicinal plant centers are on the safety of such plants in la...
Aims: This study investigated the production of biobutanol from pineapple peels using single and co-cultures of locally isolated strains of Clostridium acetobutylicum and Clostridium beijerinckii. Methodology: Soil samples were collected from ten different areas in Keffi. Clostri...
Background: Yuvana pidaka or the Mukha dhushika is the disease mentioned in Ayurveda which can be compared with the acne vulgaris in modern medicine. The young age is most vulnerable period for the disease but sometimes it is a problem in other age also. Ayurveda mainly emphasize...
Several geoscientists have concluded that some terrains have no water by simply taken very high resistivity layers in the subsurface as a dry zone in areas with sandstone aquifer. However, this present work intends at ascertaining the reasons high resistivity sedimentary areas gi...
Rajapaksha Gedara Weranga Dhanushka Band, Bulathwelage Anton Rohan Fernando, Thennakoon Mudiyanselage Aravinda Bandar Thennakoon & Athige Rajith Neloshan Silva·South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products·2021
Aims: This study involved four plants (roots of Ipomoea aquatica, Lasia spinosa, Pistia stratiotes and Monochoria vaginalis) for phytochemical analysis, which are growing in the polluted water in Sri Lanka. Study Design: Phytochemical analysis performed according to the standard...
The aim of this work was to determine the anti-diabetic potential of leaves of selected medicinal plants namely; Carica papaya (paw-paw), Psidium guajava (guava) and Anacardium occidentale (cashew). Leaves obtained from each of the aforementioned plants were dried and processed i...
The experiment was conducted to determine the impact of feeding sweet potato meal to broilers. A total of two hundred and fifty (250) day old broilers of Abore acres strain were used for the trial. The birds were randomly divided in to 25 groups of 10 chicks each. Five groups wer...
Alexis Brice Fouotzing Lacmago, Jules Lobe Songue, Albert Atangana Fouda, Jean Pierre Longue Ekon, Mehreen Lateef, Muhammad Shaiq Ali, Jean Duplex Wansi, Norbert Sewald, Emmanuel Ngeufa Happi & Alain François Kamdem Waffo·South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products·2021
Aims: This work aimed to investigate the phytochemical constituents of Cameroonian species of Solanum torvum Swartz and to carry out. Antioxidant, enzyme inhibition (urease and glucosidase) and antibacterial activities of methanol crude extract and isolated compounds. Methodolog...