Aim: Toxic effects arising from heavy metals and other contaminants in the environment are presently been tackled by the use of medicinal plants. Thus, this study evaluated the protective effects of combined extract of Psidium guajava and Carica papaya leaves on kidney injury occ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i81073
Aims: Infection of wounds by microorganisms can prolong wound healing process and result in wound associated complications. Therefore, wound treatment entails the use of antimicrobial agents usually administered directly on the wound where possible to prevent microbial colonizati...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i130364
Aims: This study was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial activity of aqueous and ethanol leaf extracts of Ocimum gratissimum and Carica papaya against selected clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacteria and to also determine the phytochemical constituents of the plants. Me...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/16481
Aims: The production of green composites based on natural fibres is rising with regard to increasing environmental problems and declining fossil raw materials. Bast fibres of papaya (Carica papaya L.) accumulate on plantations at a large scale but remain an unused resource. The c...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/15407
The aim of this study was to evaluate success of In vitro grafting method in three selected Kenyan papaya lines. In vitro regenerated shoots of about 20mm were used where the upper 10mm tips were excised and used as scions while the remaining portion was used as rootstock. The ro...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9494