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Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antihyperlipidemic Activity of 80% Methanolic Extract of the Root of Solanum incanum Linnaeus (Solanaceae) in Mice. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2022
Background. Conventional antidiabetic drugs are linked with a number of contraindications and untoward effects. The root decoction of Solanum incanum L. has traditionally been used to treat diabetes. However, its safety and efficacy have not been scientifically authenticated yet.
Andargie Y, Sisay W, Molla M, Tessema G.
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Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Evil Eye Illness in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

ScientificWorldJournal
Background: Traditional medicinal plants are used worldwide to treat human ailments. One of the ailments used to treat medicinal plants through traditional medical practices is the evil eye. This systematic review aimed to compile and document ethnobotanical studies on the treatment of evil eye illnesses in Ethiopia.
Tadesse D, Masresha G, Lemlemu M.
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Is There Association between Risky Sexual Behaviors and Depression Symptoms among Youth? A Case of Jimma University Students, Ethiopia. [PDF]

Psychiatry J, 2019
Background. Risky Sexual Behaviors (RSB) and Depression symptoms expose young people to various reproductive health problems including sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS. To date the link between these two major public health problems lacks empirical evidence in the context of higher education institutions in Ethiopia. Objective.
Tesfaye Y, Negash A, Gebrehiwot TT, Tessema W, Anand S, Ahmed G, Alemu D.   +6 more
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In Vivo Anti‐Malarial Activity of the Aqueous Root Extract of Euclea divinorum Hiern (Ebenaceae) against Plasmodium berghei ANKA

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Background. Drug resistance is a universal challenge to malaria control measures. As a result, the development and discovery of new chemotherapeutic agents from medicinal plants having anti‐malarial traditional claims are very important. This work, therefore, attempted to evaluate the anti‐malarial activity of the aqueous root extract of E.
Fentaw Girmaw, Ephrem Engidawork, Isac Medeiros   +2 more
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Evaluation of the Antiulcer Activity of Methanolic Extract and Solvent Fractions of the Leaves of Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth. (Fabaceae) in Rats

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Introduction. In Ethiopia, traditionally, the leaves of Calpurnia aurea have been utilized to treat peptic ulcer disease. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to examine the antiulcer activity of Calpurnia aurea hydromethanolic leaf extract and solvent fractions in rats. Methods.
Yared Andargie, Woretaw Sisay, Mulugeta Molla, Alefe Norahun, Pradeep Singh, Olufunmiso Olusola Olajuyigbe   +5 more
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Wound Healing and Antioxidant Properties of 80% Methanol Leaf Extract of Verbascum sinaiticum (Scrophulariaceae): An Ethiopian Medicinal Plant

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Wounds account for severe morbidity, socioeconomic distress, and mortality around the globe. For several years, various herbal products are used to expedite and augment the innate wound healing process. In Ethiopian folkloric medicine, Verbascum sinaiticum L. (V. sinaiticum) is commonly applied as a wound‐healing agent.
Kalkidan Lulseged, Muluemebet Zinabu Akele, Alfoalem Araba Abiye, Besufekad Abebe, Solomon Assefa Huluka, Claudia Helena Pellizzon   +5 more
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Hydromethanolic Crude Extract of the Leaf of Urtica simensis Hochst. ex. A. Rich. (Urticaceae) Acquires Appreciable Antiulcer Effect: Validation for In Vivo Antiulcer Activity

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Background. Urtica simensis has been used for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease in Ethiopian folkloric medicine by drinking its juice after boiling the semicrushed leaf. To our latest understanding, no in vivo study was available regarding its antiulcer activity. The present study was done to appraise the ulcer‐protective and ulcer healing activity
Woretaw Sisay, Yared Andargie, Mulugeta Molla, Alefe Norahun, Mozaniel Oliveira   +4 more
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Antimalarial Effect of the Root of Silene macrosolen A. Rich (Caryophyllaceae) on Plasmodium‐berghei‐Infected Mice

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Background. Malaria remains a major public health problem globally. Poor access to antimalarial drugs compounded with rapidly evolving drug resistance encourages researchers to continuously look for new drugs. Of importance, traditionally used medicines of plant origin are the highest priority as the ethnobotanical claim can be used as an important ...
Gebru Hagos Atsbha, Rajkapoor Balasubramanian, Abadi Kahsu Gebre, Letizia Angiolella   +3 more
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Medicinal Plant Extracts Evaluated In Vitro and In Vivo for Antidiabetic Activities in Ethiopia: Bases for Future Clinical Trials and Related Investigations

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Background. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by a persistent rise in the blood glucose level resulting from defects in cellular insulin function, secretion, or both, which affects millions of people every year. Several drawbacks have been stated with the use of marketed antidiabetic medicines such as drug resistance, adverse
Berhan Begashaw Yikna, Awgichew Shewasinad Yehualashet, Maan B. Rokaya   +2 more
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In Vitro Anthelmintic Activity of Crude Extracts of Artemisia herba-alba and Punica granatum against Haemonchus contortus

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) are the major limiting factor for the successfulness of livestock production throughout the world. Emergence of resistance strains as well as scarcity and high cost of the currently available drugs has led to the evaluation of other alternative helminth control options, mainly from plants. The current study is aimed at
Aliyi Hassen Ahmed, Mebrat Ejo, Teka Feyera, Dereje Regassa, Bahar Mummed, Solomon Assefa Huluka, D. S. Lindsay   +6 more
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