Aim: To investigate the effect of Rhus toxicodendron (30CH) along with different compositions of phytohormones (Auxin and Cytokinin) on the basis of growth and multiplication of explants under optimum temperature under in-vitro conditions. Study Design: To establish and design t...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i430162
Objective: To determine the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of the solid powder extracted from the ethyl acetate fraction of the flower Hibiscus vitifolius L. Methods: The flower extract assessed for antioxidant activity using the 1,1–diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazile (DPP...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i430160
Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family Loranthaceae. It is perennial, climbing and woody parasitic plant of family Loranthaceae. It is ethnomedicinally used for treating ulcers, asthma, impotence, paralysis skin diseases and w...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i430159
Aim: We aim to treat the poor and downtrodden tribal people of Adilabad district of Telangana State, South India, who are suffering from kidney stones, with locally available plants and with any side effects also without financial burden on them. Design of the study: Identifying...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i330158
Aim: The present study was aimed to synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Zanthoxylum ovalifolium leaf essential oil extracts and to screen the anti-oxidant and antimicrobial potential of the same. Place and Duration of Study: The studies were carri...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i330157
Aims: To examine the chemistry of two California Lycium species and evaluate the possible use of California Lycium species as dietary supplements especially for age related macular degeneration. Study Design: This exploratory analytical research used samples of Lycium andersonii...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i330156
Mathieu Nitiéma, Moumouni Koala, Lazare Belemnaba, Jean Claude W. Ouédraogo, Salfo Ouédraogo, Félix Bondo Kini, Sylvin Ouédraogo & Innocent Pierre Guissou·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2019
Aims: We aimed in this study to investigate the mechanisms of the vasorelaxation effect caused by the anthocyanins-enriched extract of Odontonema strictum flowers. Study Design: Anthocyanins-enriched extract of Odontonema strictum flowers and vasorelaxantes activities of mice aor...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i330155
Victor Alves de Oliveira, Diego Cipriano Chagas, Jefferson Rodrigues Amorim, Thaís Rodrigues Nogueira, Thais Alves Nogueira, Renato de Oliveira Pereira, Luana Mota Martins, Gilmara Peres Rodrigues, João Marcelo de Castro e Sousa, Felipe Cavalcanti Carneiro da Silva & Benedito Borges da Silva·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2019
MMP-9 expression may be induced at the transcriptional level in response to different agents. Due to its fundamental role in cancer progression, the control of MMP expression, especially MMP-9, is the possible target of future adjuvant therapies that seek to reduce metastases and...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i230153
Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the phytochemical groups of hydroethanolic leaf extract of Senna sieberiana DC and its fractions and to investigate their free radical scavenging activity. Methods: S. sieberiana leaves were extracted with hydroethanolic solvent....
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i330154
Aim: Plants are a great source of active substances and are used to cure a lot of diseases. In order to know and list medicinal plants used by traditional therapists and herbalists from the town of Atakpamé, an ethnobotanical investigation has been conducted. Methodology: It is a...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i230152
Physalis angulata Linn. and Physalis micrantha Linn. (Solanaceae) used for different medicinal purposes in Nigeria and other parts of the world were subjected to high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis to determine their phytochemical profiles. Forty five (45) alka...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i230151
Viral etiologies especially viral hepatitis B remain an area of concern sub-Saharan Africa with a variable prevalence between countries. Ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants used in the treatment of viral hepatitis, in particular, viral hepatitis B, was conducted in the D...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i230150
Aim: To identify the biologically active components in shells of Juglans regia and study its nutraceutical potential and antipsychotic activity for effective waste management. Study Design: Biochemical and in vivo analyses of plant extract using established protocols. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i230149
John A. Falode, Olamide O. Crown, Samson O. Famuyiwa, Christianah A. Elusiyan, Ifedayo V. Ogungbe, Afolabi C. Akinmoladun, Mary T. Olaleye & Afolabi A. Akindahunsi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2019
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is an enzyme that is involved in the breakdown of some neurotransmitters. Its inhibition is one of the treatment strategies employed in the management Alzheimer diseases. Flavonoids isolated from the leaves of Kigelia africana were investigated for the...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i130148
Aims: The toxicity of ethanol whole plant extract of Euphorbia lateriflora was assessed in Albino Wistar rats. Methodology: The LD50 was at single dose of 5000 mg/kg body weight, the sub-acute dosage of the extract was administered orally at 250 and 500 mg/kg b.w.t twice daily fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v29i130147