Herbaceous plants in the Zingiberaceae family that grow in humid tropical and subtropical regions are economically used as dyes, ornamental plants, flavoring and spices. This study evaluated the phytochemical and karyotype components of four Zingiberaceae species in order to dete...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2025/v8i1182
The study aimed at investigating and determining the viscosity of the raw and boiled honey from Tabora, Tanzania at constant and different temperatures. The method of stokes’s law has been employed in the study. The physical properties especially the viscosity of raw honey and bo...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2025/v8i1180
Objectives: Linum usitatisimum (L.), commonly known as flaxseed, is a rich source of different types of phytochemicals and possesses nutritive and therapeutic value. The study was carried out to evaluate phytochemicals, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic activity of...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2025/v8i1179
Research on natural products is crucial to the hunt for novel drugs to treat human diseases. Over time, there has been evidence and documentation of the usage of these medicinal plants as a source of physiologically active compounds with therapeutic potential for the treatment of...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2025/v8i1178
Diabetes mellitus and drug resistance pose significant challenges in treatment. Crude extracts from plants, such as Azadirachta indica, which is known for its medicinal properties, could offer alternative agents for diabetes management. However, the specific bioactive compounds r...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2025/v8i1177
The medicinal properties of Spondias mombin Linn leaves have been recognized historically, particularly in cancer treatment, diarrhea, and diabetes management. The purpose of this study is to investigate the chemical constituents using GC-MS and HPLC, assess the antioxidant and a...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2025/v8i1159
Adenanthera pavonina (Fabaceae) is often used in traditional medicine for treating various diseases. Previous studies have shown various bioactivities. In this work methanolic extracts of different plant parts (Stem-bark, leaves, root, seeds) prepared using two extraction methods...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2024/v7i3176
Atalantia ceylanica, a herbaceous shrub, belonging to the Rutaceae family, is native to Sri Lanka, India, and Vietnam, thriving in seasonally dry tropical regions. Various parts of the plant, including leaves, bark, seeds, and roots, are rich in bioactive phytochemicals such as p...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2024/v7i3175
Medicinal plants have historically played a crucial role in human healthcare due to their phytochemical compounds which provides protection against various pathogens and environmental challenges. The aim of the study was the isolation of bioactive compounds from Entada africana;...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2024/v7i3174
Background: In the search for novel analgesic agents as current pain management options, Dibenzylidene-acetophenone analogues have emerged as potential candidates, and this is due to their diverse pharmacological activities, laying the foundation for innovative exploration into t...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2024/v7i3173
This study introduces a novel technique that uses a solvent mixture of 60% water and 40% ethanol to extract caffeine, theophylline, and polyphenols from green tea leaves (Camellia sinensis) all at once. On a dry basis, the Folin-Ciocalteu Reagent Method (ISO 14502-1) estimated th...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2024/v7i3172
Aims: The objective of this study is to isolate antibacterial substances from the ripe fruit extract of Garcinia xanthochymus and to evaluate their toxicity through a brine shrimp lethality assay. Study Design: The research involved the collection of ripe fruits, followed by the...
Background: Pain is significantly associated with most disease states, and the search for suitable analgesic alternatives with fewer side effects is continuous and urgent. Aim of the study: This study is aimed at the evaluation of the analgesic potential of cyclohexanone derivat...
We herein report the cancer inhibition potentials of compounds extracted from Curcuma longa (Turmeric). The chemical contents were extracted in ethanol and chloroform respectively, analyzed with fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and gas chromatography mass spectropho...
The usage of contaminated drinking water, human population suffers from varied of water borne diseases. Therefore, it is necessary that the quality of drinking water be checked at regular time interval. This study is aimed at investigating the physicochemical parameters of tap wa...