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Several studies suggest that Carica papaya, a widely eaten fruit, possess hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic properties. The present study is aimed at evaluating the hypoglycemic and...
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The redox status and lipid profile of alloxan-induced diabetic rats were evaluated before and after induction of diabetes, and following induction with graded doses of methanol...
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Plants have been the basis for medicinal treatments through much of human history and such traditional medicine is still widely in use today such as the leaves of M. paradisiaca . The...
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Nitrate, nitrite, malondialdehyde content and the pH of fourteen samples of fruit juices purchased at retail outlets of Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria- were estimated. Nitrite was determined...
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Immunodulation refers to a process and a course of action in which an immune response is altered to a desired level. Immunomodulation is generally used to describe the pharmacological...
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Natural products especially those derived from plants have been used to help mankind sustain health since the dawn ofmedicine. Over the past century, the phytochemicals in plants have been...
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Diabetes mellitus is one ofthe most common chronic global diseases affecting people of all ages in both developed and developing countries. Sustained hyperglycaemia is a common...
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The aim of this present study was to investigate the in vitro antidiabetic effect of * plumbagin isolated Irom plumbago zeylanica on pancreatic lipase, alpha amylase, alpha...
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The effect of administration of methanol extract of Citrullus lanatus seed on liver function, renal profile, body weight and relative organweight was studied in Benign prostatic...
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The study was aimed at investigating the effects of methanol extract of ass stasia gangetica leaves on selected biochemical parameters of the kidney of a monosodium glutamate challenged...
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Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants. Overwhelming evidence indicates that oxidative stress can lead to cell and tissue injury. However the same...
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Fish consumption has increased rapidly with the current demand for alternative high animal protein and lipid source given the proposed complications such as cardiovascular diseases...
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This study was canied out to access and investigate the analgesic potentials of aqueous stem extract of Lot anthus micranthus in albino wistar rats. The twenty (20) male rats with...
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) form a large class ofdiverse organic compounds, each of them containing two or more aromatic rings. They generally occur in complex mixtures. These...
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This study evaluated the antioxidant components (total phenolic, flavonoid, P- carotene, lycopene and Ascorbic acid) and in vitro antioxidant activities of the methanol extract of Acanthus...
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Owing to the increased rate of environmental pollution in industrialized and commercial cities which pose health risk to residents, this study investigated the concentrations of 16...
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Emilia sonchifolia is a bushy annual herb distributed mainly in Asian countries. It has been traditionally used as important medicinal plant in most tropical and subtropical countries....
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This study investigated the protective effect of n-hexane extract of Emilia sonchifolia leaf on sodium arsenite induced hepatotoxicity in male wistar rats. A total of twenty-eight (28)...
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It is a known fact that antioxidant, phytochemicals and vitamins in foods have many health benefits including prevention of various diseases associated with oxidative stress such as...
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The study was designed to determine the effect of hydro alcoholic extract of Amaranthus hybridus on nitric oxide and malondialdehyde level of thioacetamide intoxicated wistar rat. For this...
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This work aimed to determine the cyanogenic potential of cassava cultivar TMS 1089A, using the protocol- B method and also the activity of the partially purified enzyme which was extracted...
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A feeding trial was carried out with 120 day old broiler chicks to determine the performance of starter broiler fed diets supplemented with El-Rox feed additive: The experimental design...
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An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of EL-ROX feed additive supplementation on the performance of finisher broilers. One hundred and twenty 4week old broilers were...
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The nutrients and anti-nutrients of four varieties of yam peel meals were investigated using the following parameters proximate composition, gross energy, mineral composition and some...
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The microbiological quality of garri sold in open markets in Umuahia (Ahia Eke, AhiaNdoro, Mini market gate 6 and Umuahia Main market)...