Abstract The present study was conducted in order to justify the use of Afromomum melegueta seeds intraditional medicine for the treatment of certain infectious diseases and to assess the influence of heat during the extraction of the active principles of the drug decoction on the antibacterial activity. Then, a bacteriological study was conducted to compare […]

Abstract The overall objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of hypertensive patients towards the non-medical management of hypertension in Bishoftu General Hospital. A cross sectional study was conducted in Bishoftu General Hospital. Study was conducted on 281 hypertensive patients, out of which 114 males and 167 females were participated. […]

Abstract Non insulin dependent diabetes also known as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and can have devastating consequences on quality of life. Diagnosis of Acute cardiac event in the early stage of its onset is important in the treatment process, and the development of highly sensitive and […]

Abstract The Genus Chrysophthalmum is represented with three species in Flora of Turkey. In this study, The essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of Chrysophthalmum gueneri Aytac and Anderb, C. dichotomum Boiss. & Heldr. and C. montanum (DC.) Boiss. were analyzed by using GC and GC/MS. Fourty eight, sixty and forty five compounds representing […]

Abstract The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi on root colonization, growth and nutrient content of (Coleus aromaticus) was investigated as complete randomized design with 4 treatments and 4 replications. Fungi inoculation treatments consisted: Gf (Glomus fasciculatum), Glomus margarita and NM (non-mycorrhizal). The results showed mycorrhizal plants significantly had higher shoot and root dry weight, […]

Abstract The coleus belongs to the Lamiaceae family of plants, often called the mint family of herbs. The coleus is indigenous to the plains of India and was traditionally used in folk medicine. The effect of inoculation of AM fungi on growth performance of coleus was evaluated for their symbiotic response in field condition. Two […]

Abstract Extract of Annona spp. have been used for several medicinal purposes such as the management of diabetes and its complications, also as antioxidant and antimutagenic agents. Hence, the mitigating effect of soursop (A. muricata) leaf extract on sperm toxicity induced by caffeine was assessed on the weight of testes and epididymes, epididymal sperm count, motility, viability, […]

Abstract Hydro-alcoholic extraction of leaves and fruits of Ziziphus nummularia were prepared by Soxhlet and Maceration Method. Total Phenolic Contents of extracts were determined. Extract were also analyzed by FT-IR and HPLC. In vitro anti-diabetic activity of Extracts of Leaves and Fruits of Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. F. Wight & Arn) was evaluated. Among all extracts, […]

Abstract A simple and precise high performance liquid chromatography method for concurrently determination of nilotinib (NTB) and carbamazepine (CBZ) in their pharmaceutical formulations was developed and validated. β-estradiol was used as an internal standard. The separation was carried out on Phenomenex Luna C18 RP-HPLC column using an isocratic elution at 1 mL/min flow rate with […]

Abstract Arsenic contamination in drinking water is an issue worldwide, which have caused massive impacts on human health. Various countries have reported to have high amount of arsenic in their drinking water i.e. Canada, United States, Chile, Bolivia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Slovenia, Mexico, Bangladesh, India and others. People in rural areas rely on ground water […]