Ethnobotany and Chemistry of Selected Plants in the Rutaceae Family [PDF]
Plants in the Rutaceae family are widely distributed across the globe. They are important sources of ethnomedicinal materials and also rich in phytochemicals.
Moshood, F.J.
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Free Radical Scavenging Potential and Bioactive Phytochemical Profile of Lagenaria breviflora
Free radicals which are normal byproducts of normal metabolism, can cause oxidative stress resulting in DNA damage and gene mutation. When there is an excess of oxygen or insufficient reduction, reactive oxygen species (ROS) like superoxide anions, hydroxyl radicals and hydrogen peroxide are produced.
Banso Aderotimi +4 more
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Effect of Fermented Lagenaria (Adenopus breviflorus) Fruit Extract on the Heamatological and Serum Biochemical Indices of Broiler Chickens [PDF]
The experiment involved 126 day old broiler chicks (Arbor acre plus) which lasted for six weeks after two weeks of acclimatization. The project was carried out in a completely randomized block design to evaluate the haematological and serum biochemical ...
F.C, Nworgu, +5 more
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Influência da temperatura e da água sobre a germinação de sementes de Paricá (Schizolobium amazonicum Huber ex Ducke - Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) [PDF]
Paricá (Schizolobium amazonicum Huber ex Ducke) is a tree species of the Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae botanical family. This species has been used in rehabilitation programs for of degraded areas and it has good acceptance at local timber markets as well.
Melo, Maria de Fatima Figueiredo +2 more
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COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF THE SEEDS AND FRUITS OF THREE CUCURBITS [PDF]
A comparative study was carried out on the phytochemical cotent of the seeds and fruits of Cucumis melo (L.), Lagenaria reviflora(Benth) and Citrullus lanatus(Thunb).
Agboola, D. A. +4 more
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ANTIDIABETIC AND HYPOLIPIDEMIC EFFECTS OF MORINGA OLEIFERA ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT ON EXPERIMENTALLY-INDUCED DIABETES IN WISTAR RATS [PDF]
This study investigated the effect of Moringa oleifera in diabetic Wistar rats. The effect of methanol extract of M. oleifera at doses of 200, 400 and 800mg/kg body weight was compared to non-diabetic rats, diabetic control rats and diabetic rats treated
ORIDUPA, O. A. +2 more
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Metagenomic analysis of plant viruses associated with papaya ringspot disease in Carica papaya L. in Kenya [PDF]
Carica papaya L. is an important fruit crop grown by small- and large-scale farmers in Kenya for local and export markets. However, its production is constrained by papaya ringspot disease (PRSD). The disease is believed to be caused by papaya
Asudi, George Ochieng +9 more
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Tolulope Ademola Olakojo +2 more
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Checklist of weeds in University of Port Harcourt and its environs [PDF]
We took inventory of the weeds in and around the University of Port Harcourt to determine their family, genus and species compositions and thereby generate their checklist.
Agbagwa, I.O., Ekeke, C, Ogazie, C.A.
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RUELLIA TUBEROSA LINN. ACTS AS ANTI-FERTILITY AGENT THAT REDUCES SPERM COUNT, MOTILITY AND VIABILITY IN MALE SWISS ALBINO MICE (MUS-MUSCULUS) [PDF]
Objective: Fertility control is an issue of global public health. Many of the contraceptives available today have one or the other side effects. Many plants and plant products are suggested as contraceptives in folk and traditional systems of medicine ...
A., Deshmukh A. +2 more
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