The aqueous distillate (arka) of Boerhaavia diffusa was prepared and investigated qualitatively for TLC. The following work constitutes the enrichment of constituents present in the aqueous distillate (arka) by partition technique using various solvents such as toluene and ethyl...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/19399
Background: In addition to the problems of resistance to commonly used antibiotics, toxicity depicts the state of adverse effects caused by the interaction of toxicants with cells. Similarly, blood components are exposed to significant concentrations of toxic compounds as they fo...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/19971
The aim of this work was to find an alternative to chemical fungicides currently used in the control and prevention of activities of toxigenic Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus and A. ochraceus in food and feed. The antifungal activity of extracts of five medicinal plants used in...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/20390
Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the possible modulatory effect of vitamine E on tacrolimus (FK506)-induced renal injury in rats. Methods: Twenty-four male Wistar rats (6 animals in each group) were used in this study. The first group (Control) received normal saline intr...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/21684
Aim: A comparative evaluation of the physicochemical and in vitro dissolution properties of metformin hydrochloride tablet brands sampled in five cities in Ghana was undertaken to assess their pharmaceutical equivalence. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharmaceutics, K...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/21862
Aims: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) is associated with metabolic complications. An unexpected extension of functional implications of melatonin, the neuro-hormone synthetized during the night, has been reported on the development of type 2 diabetes, sleep disturban...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/29474
Omeprazole (OPZ) efficiently suppresses acid secretion in the parietal cells of the stomach. It is widely recommended as proton pump inhibitor (PPI) in Egypt. Presence of many products containing omeprazole available in the Egyptian market raises questions of generic substitution...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/29952
Aim: Morus mesozygia is a specie of the Morus family in Africa that is traditionally used for the treatment of rheumatism. Until this moment, there is no available literature on the scientific evidence of the in vivo anti-inflammatory effects. The aim is to determine the safety o...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/28746
The focus of this research work was to develop a melt granulation technique to enhance solubility, dissolution rate and associated flowability concerns of Ibuprofen. Hydrophilic excipients like xylitol and lactose anhydrous were added to the binary mixture of conventional low mel...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/29048
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is predominantly expressed in endothelial cells to modulate physiological actions, such as vasoconstriction and cell proliferation. It acts as an autocrine and paracrine factor, and has been reported to be found in increased levels in the blood of patients wit...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/29824
Two methods were developed for simultaneous determination of triclabendazole and ivermectin, in addition to a Vis-spectrophotometric method for the analysis of ivermectin only. The first one was HPLC method in which efficient separation of two drugs was achieved on a C18 column w...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/29196
Aims: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral modulation of C. cassia extract against Haloperidol induced Parkinson’s disease (PD) in albino mice. Study Design: The study used animal models to test the effect of Haloperidol in development of PD and e...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/29286
Odontonema is a group of tropical plant species used in folklore medicine because of its wide range of pharmacological properties. These plants are known to be anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-hypertensive, anti-viral, hepatoprotective, sedative and anti-oxidant. Furthermo...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/29877
Self-medication involves the use of medicinal products by the individuals to treat self-recognized diseases or symptoms or the intermittent or continuous use of medication prescribed by a physician for chronic or recurrent disease or symptoms. Self-medication also involves acquir...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/30333
Background: Penisetum glaucum is one of the earliest indigenous food crops in East Africa. Pearl millet contains numerous phytocompounds. Isolation and characterization of secondary metabolites from pearl millet and evaluation of their bioactivity is necessary. These will act as...
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Research Article10.9734/bjpr/2016/28434