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View article: MICROBIAL QUALITY OF LIQUID HERBAL PRODUCTS HAWKED WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS
MICROBIAL QUALITY OF LIQUID HERBAL PRODUCTS HAWKED WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS Open
Herbal medicine refers to the use of plants for the treatment of illness. The aim of this study was to assess the microbial quality of liquid herbal products hawked within Kaduna metropolis. A total of 28 herbal samples were collected from…
View article: Microbiological Quality Assessment of Spinach (Amaranthus hybridus) and Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Harvested from the Kwakwachi Area of Kano State
Microbiological Quality Assessment of Spinach (Amaranthus hybridus) and Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Harvested from the Kwakwachi Area of Kano State Open
This study aimed at assessing the microbiological quality of irrigation water, Spinach and lettuce from Kwakwachi area of Kano State. The results of the microbiological counts of irrigation water, spinach and lettuce from Kwakwachi recorde…
Comparison of Catastrophic Health Expenditure among Health-Insured and Noninsured Diabetic Patients in Kaduna State, North West Nigeria Open
Background: Diabetes imposes significant economic burdens on individuals and households through higher out-of-pocket payment. Access to affordable care is critical to reducing mortality and associated suffering. Aim: To assess and compare …
Factors Influencing the Distribution of Nosocomial Infections in Some Selected Hospitals of Kaduna State Open
It is becoming alarming on the rate by which nosocomial infections tend to rapidly spread affecting lives especially patient placed in the intensive care unit or wards thereby extending patient stay beyond specified period of time. Therefo…
Pharmacognostic, phytochemical, and chemomicroscopic evaluation of Physalis angulata (L) Open
Background/Introduction: Since the start of civilization, human culture has used plants to treat illnesses. Many plant samples have been adulterated intentionally or unintentionally during processing or even misidentified during collection…
Influence of temperature regimes on drought stress tolerance of cowpea genotypes in Northern Guinea savannah, Nigeria Open
Drought is a major constraint that affects cowpea production in Zaria, Nigeria. It is unpredictable, and occurs at any growth stage of cowpea. Changes in global climatic trendsare consistently narrowing the cowpea growing season in Norther…
Evaluation of Phenolic Content, Anti-oxidant and modulation of blood indices of Pavetta crassipes Open
IntroductionPavetta crassipes is a medicinal plant with various documented biological activities. It has a folkloric use as an anti-viral therapy and pharmacologically documented anti-microbial activity. However, its immune modulatory prop…
Application of Chemometrics and HPLC Fingerprint for Species Differentiation and Authentication of the Genus Pterocarpus Open
Pterocarpus species are well known for their nutritional and medicinal values, in order to examine the similarities or differences in the chemical profile of some common Pterocarpus species, four species of the genus namely; Pterocarpus er…
Phytochemical Analysis and Anti-Tuberculosis Activity of Extracts of Detarium senegalense Bark and Root Open
Tuberculosis [TB] remains one of the major global health threats leading to morbidity and mortality. Detarium senegalense J. F. Gmelin belongs to a group of medicinal plants that are used by traditional medicine healers for the treatment o…
Antibiotic Susceptibility Assessment of Bacteria Isolated from Ready- to-Drink Herbal Medicines Marketed within Kaduna Metropolis Open
The study of susceptibility assessment of microbial flora from ready-to-drink herbal medicine was aimed to isolate the identify bacteria associated with ready-to-drink herbal products marketed within Kaduna metropolis.The susceptibility of…
Phenolic Contents, Comparative Antioxidant Studies and Anti-Tubercular Activities of Commonly Used Spices in Abuja, Nigeria Open
Spices are reported to be helpful against diseases of oxidative stress such as cardiovascular diseases and exhibit antimicrobial properties. The potential for their use in adjuvants in tuberculosis cases have not been explored. In this stu…
High performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) profiling, antioxidant and anti-proliferative activities of ethanol leaf extract of Berlinia grandiflora (Vahl) Hutch. Dalziel Open
Berlinia grandiflora is used for managing numerous ailments including tumor in South-west, Nigeria. The phytochemical contents, antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of B. grandiflora leaf were determined in this study. The absolute…
Bioactive chemical compounds and pharmacological prospect of Mitracarpus villosus (Swartz) DC- a review Open
Mitracarpus villosus [Swartz] DC formerly known as Mitracarpus scaber (Zuccarini) is an annual herb which is widely used in the West African traditional system of medicine as an antibiotic for the management of several disease conditions.T…