Ethnomedicinal Survey of Plants Used for Treatment of Mild COVID-19-Related Symptoms in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. [PDF]
Scientifica (Cairo)This study aims to document plant species used to fight several diseases related to mild COVID‐19 symptoms such as cough, colds, fever, dizziness and diarrhoea in Gorontalo Province, eastern Indonesia. Data were collected from 105 local residents using semistructured questionnaires, open interviews and field surveys.
Ekasari W +4 more
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Nutraceutical Investigations of Commelina diffusa Burm. F. Leaves- A Popular Wild Vegetable
Plantae Scientia, 2019 Aqueous leaf extracts of Commelina diffusa was evaluated for food value. The results show that the proximate and vitamin compositions of Commelina. Diffusa included mainly moisture (83.36%), carbohydrate (6.32%), vitamin C (44.80 mg/100g dry weight), vitamin B3 (63.18mg/100g) and vitamin B2 (8.30 mg/100g) respectively.
S. Kamble
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Seasonal and altitudinal dynamics in secondary metabolite composition of Commelina forage species in Konso zone, southern Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS ONEExploring the type and amounts of the secondary metabolites (SMs) in a given fodder species was considered as a meaningful act for safe and profitable utilization of that particular feedstuff in the livestock industry.
Kebede Gelgelo +2 more
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Extracts from Commelina diffusa Protect Against Gentamicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Wistar Rats
Saudi Journal of Biomedical Research, 2020 This study aimed to evaluate the effects of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Commelina diffusa on gentamicin induced-nephrotoxicity in rats. Nephrotoxicity was induced by intraperitoneal injection of gentamicin (80 mg/kg) for 10 days.
Serges Kamdem Djoko +5 more
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First report of Neopyricularia commelinicola causing leaf spots on Commelina diffusa in Brazil
New Disease Reports, 2020 Spreading dayflower (Commelina diffusa) is a perennial, monocotyledenous herbaceous plant that occurs worldwide. It has become a major agriculture weed, due to its invasiveness and impact on productivity of many important crops and because…
B. Ferreira, A. Torres, R. Barreto
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Anti-hyperglycemic effect of Commelina diffusa extracts on diabetic mice model
Ministry of Science and Technology, VietnamThis study aimed to investigate the blood glucose stabilising effect of extracts from Commelina diffusa Burm.f. on glucose tolerance test and diabetes test in white mice by streptozotocin. The diabetic mice were induced to hyperglycemia by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin in a single dose (170 mg/kg).
Thi Ngoc Hieu Chuong +5 more
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Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica, 2008 Commelina diffusa var. gigas (Commelinaceae), considerada hasta el momento como una entidad endémica del E de Estados Unidos de América, es reportada por primera vez para Argentina y Paraguay.
Alberto Carlos Slanis +1 more
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Isolation and Bioactivity Screening of Endophytic Fungi from Commelina diffusa [PDF]
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 2021 Mahmuda Nasrin +7 more
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Antimicrobial, Antiradical Activity, and X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy Analysis of Aloe otallensis Plant Used in Traditional Medicine in Southern Ethiopia. [PDF]
Int J MicrobiolMedicinal plants have a long history of treating diseases in animals and humans in Ethiopia. Nevertheless, not enough research has been done on the antibacterial properties and possible bioactive components of the majority of medicinal plants. Therefore, this study was concerned with the evaluation of the percentage yield, phytochemical, antimicrobial,
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Asian Journal of Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyDoxorubicin (DOXO) is one of the most dreaded antineoplastic medications often recommended for many malignancies. This study investigated the effect of aqueous extract of Commelina diffusa on doxorubicin-induced hepatic dysfunction in rats.
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