March 2023

Effects of millet on calcium oxalate crystal growth and dissolution

The influence of aqueous extract of millet on the crystallization and the dissolution of calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals were investigated in detail under supersaturated and artificial urinary circumstances in order to understand the effect of the water-soluble components of millet on CaOx kidney stones in humans. To investigate the inhibition effect, different volumes of millet extract were added separately to the...

Author(s): Samantha A. Ranaweera, Vindya U. Liyanagamage and Mark G. White  

March 2023

In vivo hypotensive activity on the albino’s rat and in vitro antioxidant activities of aqueous extract from Guibourtia tessmannii (Harms) J. Leonard (Cesalpiniaceae) stem barks

In Central Africa, stem bark from Guibourtia tessmannii is used in traditional pharmacopeia for the treatment of hypertension. The aim of this study was to scientifically verify the traditional use in the treatment of metabolic pathologies such as arterial hypertension and evaluated its pharmacological potential. Phytochemical tests were evaluated by standard method of laboratory. Antioxidant activities were determined...

Author(s): Noreen Orianna Koumba Madingou, Patrice Soulounganga, Jean Alban Ondh-Obame, Gontran Nsi, Alain Souza, Aristide Traoré and Alfred Sababenedyo Traoré  

March 2023

Amazonian andiroba oil (Carapa guianensis Aubl.) minimizes the formation of postoperative adhesions in the uterus and ovaries of sheep

Postoperative adhesions (POA) are postsurgical fibrinolytic connections that can cause complications, and alternative materials have drawn attention to their prevention. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of andiroba oil in preventing POA in the uterus and ovaries of sheep. Sixteen female Santa Inês adult sheep were randomly divided into two groups, a control group (CCG) with eight of them submitted...

Author(s): Francisco Monteiro, Adriana Barbosa, Gabriela Santos, Daniella Bezerra, Luisa Borges, Luciana Siqueira, Kayan Rossy, Rodrigo Albuquerque, Thiago Cardoso, Carolina João and Pedro Paulo Teixeira  

March 2023

Phytochemical screening and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of Euphorbia ingens organic root extract

Euphorbia ingens is a woody, succulent tree with ethnomedicinal applications; however, its chemical constituents are not well documented. This study determined the phytochemical profile of Euphorbia ingens dichloromethane-methanol root bark extract. Following sample collection and preparation, extraction was done using the cold percolation technique. This was followed by qualitative phytochemical screening and gas...

Author(s): Innocent Oluwaseun Okpako, Florence A. Ng’ong’a, Mutinda C. Kyama and Sospeter N. Njeru