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An investigation of antioxidant and antidiabetic effect of aqueous leaf extracts of mucuna pruriens [PDF]

, 2016
Diabetes is currently a wide spread global disease. As a result of the side effects of the current therapies, herbal plants may present alternative source of drugs for management of the disease.
Akpoveso, Oke-Oghene Philomena
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Characterization of cover crops by NMR spectroscopy: impacts on soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus under tillage regimes

Revista Ciência Agronômica
The objective of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of cover crops by solid-state CPMAS 13C NMR spectroscopy and its effects on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in a Typic Acrustox.
Arminda Moreira de Carvalho, Robélio Leandro Marchão, Mercedes Maria da Cunha Bustamante, Flávia Aparecida de Alcântara, Thais Rodrigues Coser   +4 more
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Sustainable Land Management Practices Improve Soil Organic Matter Status in Central Benin

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
To restore soils degraded by unsuitable practices, which have led to declines in organic matter content and associated consequences, sustainable land management (SLM) practices have been implemented in central Benin. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of these practices on soil organic matter (SOM) levels in cultivated soils in Central Benin ...
Félix Kouelo Alladassi, Rodrigue Hessou, Tobi Moriaque Akplo, Julien Avakoudjo, Lambert Agodo, Mahougnon Charlotte Carmelle Zoundji, Pascal Houngnandan, Guillaume Lucien Amadji, Kalyani Sen   +8 more
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Phytochemical and toxicological studies of Mucuna pruriens leaves

, 2013
The study assessed the phytochemical, acute toxicity, sub-acute toxicity and blood chemistry of the aqueous leaf extract of Mucuna pruriens. Powdered leaf of Mucuna pruriens was extracted by maceration.
Igbinaduwa, PO, Anoh, OO
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Antimicrobial activity of Mucuna pruriens on selected bacteria [PDF]

, 2010
The investigation is aimed to carry out the antimicrobial activities of the methanol extract of Mucuna pruriens leaves. The antimicrobial activity of the extract was determined by the agar well diffusion method against various gram positive, gram ...
Odeleye, OM, Salau, AO
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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOL EXTRACTS FROM MUCUNA PRURIENS HUSKS AGAINST SOME FOODBORNE MICROORGANISMS

Food and Environment Safety, 2018
Recently, plant by-products are being explored as safe and sustainable sources of bioactive compounds. This is the first study to screen phytochemicals and evaluate the antimicrobial activity of extracts from Mucuna pruriens husk for potential ...
Omotade OGUNREMI, Oladotun ISHOLA, Hannah OGUNEDINA   +2 more
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Biochemical Changes during Plantlet Regeneration in Two Accessions of Mucuna pruriens

Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 2015
The genus Mucuna is an important medicinal herb and is extensively used in traditional Indian systems of medicine for various ailments. In vitro culture technique provides an alternative to plant propagation and germplasm conservation.
S Raghavendra, C K Ramesh, V Kumar, M H M Khan, B S Harish   +4 more
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ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL AND ANTINUTRITIONAL POTENTIAL OF UNDERUTILIZED LEGUMES OF THE GENUS MUCUNA

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2013
There is an increasing interest in finding new food sources to alleviate malnutrition in developing countries due to lack of protein rich food. Protein supply can be broadened by exploration and exploitation of alternate legume sources.
Pious Soris Tresina, veerabahu ramasamy mohan   +1 more
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Diversidade e capacidade simbiótica de rizóbios isolados de nódulos de Mucuna-Cinza e Mucuna-Anã

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2012
As espécies de mucuna são muito utilizadas como adubos verdes, e poucas informações estão disponíveis a respeito dos rizóbios nativos capazes de nodulá-las.
Andréa Aparecida de Lima, Paulo Ivan Fernandes Júnior, Samuel Ribeiro Passos, Fernanda Santana de Paulo, Sumaya Mário Nosoline, Sérgio Miana de Faria, José Guilherme Marinho Guerra, Norma Gouvêa Rumjanek, Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier   +8 more
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Performances de croissance des caprins supplémentés avec du Mucuna pruriens au Nord Cameroun

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2010
L’influence du niveau de supplémentation avec Mucuna pruriens sur les performances de croissance des boucs et la digestibilité des rations pendant la saison sèche au Nord Cameroun a été étudiée à la station polyvalente de l’Institut de recherche agricole
E. Pamo Tendonkeng, D. Ko Awono, F. Tendonkeng, Anne Clarisse Ngo Tama, B. Boukila   +4 more
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