Protective effect of Spirulina and Lagenaria siceraria on betamethasone adverse effects in rats [PDF]
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: Betamethasone (BM) is a long-acting synthetic fluorinated glucocorticoid with metabolic, immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative effects. However, its use is associated with adverse effects, particularly in the liver and
Fady E. AbdelKhalek +5 more
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Chitosan-Loaded Lagenaria siceraria and Thymus vulgaris Potentiate Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Immunomodulatory Activities against Extensive Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: In Vitro and In Vivo Approaches [PDF]
AntioxidantsAntimicrobial resistance poses considerable issues for current clinical care, so the modified use of antimicrobial agents and public health initiatives, coupled with new antimicrobial approaches, may help to minimize the impact of multidrug-resistant ...
Selwan M. Taha +5 more
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In vivo antimalarial activity of the 80% methanolic crude fruit extract of Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. against Plasmodium berghei infected mice [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Background: Malaria is a public health menace. Resistance to therapeutic armamentarium is impeding its control. Therefore, research targeting the discovery of novel antimalarial drug arsenals is a priority.
Getu Habte, Sanbato Tamiru, Kedir Eyasu
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Prophylactic impacts of Lagenaria siceraria against cardiomyopathy induced by doxorubicin in a rat model [PDF]
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: Doxorubicin (DOX) is a chemotherapeutic drug applied clinically for the remedy of cancer, but its possibly life-threatening cardiotoxicity effects remain a concern.
Najlaa H. Almohmadi +3 more
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Archaeobotanical evidence supports indigenous cucurbit long-term use in the Mesoamerican Neotropics [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe squash family (Cucurbitaceae) contains some of the most important crops cultivated worldwide and has played an important ecological, economic, and cultural role for millennia.
Alejandra I. Domic +8 more
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NUTRITIONAL AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES OF THE SEEDS OF SIX SELECTED NIGERIAN CUCURBIT GERMPLASM [PDF]
Journal of Plant Development, 2021 Biochemical characterization of the seed extracts of the seeds of six selected Nigerian cucurbit germplasm was carried out using standard biochemical procedures. All treatments were replicated three times and the results presented as mean ± S.E.
Ibrahim Umar KARAYE +3 more
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Neuropharmacological evaluation and HPTLC fingerprint profile of phytocompound-enriched chloroform fraction of methanolic extract of Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley fruits – a potent Asian ethno-medicinal vegetable plant [PDF]
Folia Medica, 2022 Introduction: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley (Cucurbitaceae) is a traditional vegetable plant, popularly known as bottle gourd (English) and lauki (Hindi). It is a climbing herb characterized with a number of therapeutic properties.
Sachin Parmar +2 more
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COLLECTION AND DOCUMENTATION OF MELON GERMPLASM IN NIGERIA [PDF]
Journal of Plant Development, 2019 Members of family Cucurbitaceae are collectively called melon; they are mainly found in the warmer parts of all continents. A germplasm collection was undertaken in Nigeria between April and August, 2015 which corresponded to the periods of harvesting of
Aishatu Adamu GADO +6 more
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First Report of Macrophomina phaseolina Causing Charcoal Rot in Bottle Gourd in Korea
한국균학회지, 2021 Stem blight symptoms were observed in greenhouse-grown bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) in Wanju, Korea. Infected plants showed leaf chlorosis and wilting; the plants eventually died with the infected leaves remaining attached, and black sclerotia ...
Sang Gyu Kim +2 more
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Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2023 The ban on antibiotics across the globe necessitated the need for an alternative in the production and management of animal health, and this made herbal medicines like Lagenaria breviflora validated to be an alternative.
Ekunseitan Deji Abiodun +4 more
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