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Several studies have reported the hepatoxicity effect of artesunate-based combinations. Such studies suggest that artesunate exact toxic effect on the liver and kidney. The present study...
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This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of celastrus scandens leaves on liver function of alloxan-induced diabetes in albino rats. Twenty-eight albino rats were...
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The oil content as well as fatty acid profile of three fish species consumed in Umuahia of Abia State was studied. The Folch (1957) method was employed in the extraction i and gas...
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Cyanogenic potential and partial purification of p-glucosidase was carried out on cassava cultivar TME 419 and other processed cassava food using acceptable chemical methods. Extraction...
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This study is aimed to determine the effect of methanol conn extract of Colocasia esculenta on scrum electrolyte balance in Dihydrotestosterone-estradiol Valerate induced BPH in male...
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In vivo evaluation of aqueous extract of Pleurotus ostreatus grown on HCI-soaked palm oil bunch on some serum minerals was carried out using wistar albino rats in the laboratory....
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The acute, toxicity, phytochemical and effect methanol extract of Citrullus lanatus on PSA level and serum electrolyte were investigated using standard methods. The result of the...
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This study was cauied out to determine the phytochemical composition of three common medicinal plants (Psidium guajava, Baphia nitida, Icacina trichanta Oliv.} and their effect on...
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The present study was earned out to investigate the phytochemical, vitariiin and antioxidant properties of Colocasia esculenta corm. The parameters investigated were determined using...
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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...