Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Table of Content: 10 February, 2019 ; 13(3)

February 2019

Aristolochic acids in herbal medicine: Public health concerns for consumption and poor regulation of botanical products in Nigeria and West Africa

Aristolochic acids are naturally occurring biomolecules found in plants of the genus Aristolochia and Asarum belonging to the family Aristolochiaceae. They are reported to be carcinogenic and nephrotoxic; and are implicated in kidney diseases, aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN) which may result in kidney failure, other health complications and possibly death. Aristolochic acids are highly genotoxic and are linked to...

Author(s): Okhale S. E., Egharevba H. O., Okpara O. J., Ugbabe G. E., Ibrahim J. A., Fatokum O. T., Sulyman A. O.  and Igoli J. O.  

February 2019

In vitro effect and scanning electron microscopic changes of Nigella sativa loaded chitosan nanoparticles on Schistosoma mansoni adult

Nanoparticles can act as drug carriers that can modulate pharmacokinetics, increase bioavailability and target release with minimal toxic effects. The present work aimed to assess the therapeutic effect and electron microscopic changes of Nigella sativa loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles (NSLCN) on adult Schistosoma mansoni in vitro. Adult worms were removed from the portal and mesenteric veins of infected mice after 90...

Author(s): Shereen Magdy Kishik, Ahlam Farag Mohram, Marwa Mohamed Nagib, Hemat Salah Ali and Fatma Fawzi Hendawy  

February 2019

Effect of hormones on the seed germination of Bupleurum species

In Asia, Radix Bupleuri (Bupleurum spp. root) is an important medicine used for treating many diseases over the past 2000 years. However, its cultivation is difficult due to poor germination rates and loss of seedling viability shortly after seeding. In the present study, the effect of 6-benzyl aminopurine (6-BA), daminozide, gibberellin (GA3), paclobutrazol, uniconazole, and mepiquat chloride (MC) on the germination of...

Author(s): Ma Yu, Guihua Lv, Hongzhang, Yuchan Li, Cheng Yuan, Zhikang Tang, Xiaoyan Shu, Chun Sui, Dabin Hou and Jian-He Wei