March 2016

Potency of extracts of selected plant species from Mbeere, Embu County-Kenya against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a serious chronic infectious disease affecting large global population. While efforts to control tuberculosis have intensified, they are challenged by rapid drug resistance development. For this reason, prospecting for compounds with potential antituberculous activity have been stepped up. The current study was done in a participatory appraisal manner to identify ten plants commonly used for management...

Author(s): Sospeter Ngoci Njeru, and Meshack Amos Obonyo

March 2016

Administration of the aqueous extract of the stem bark of Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Apocynaceae) does not alter obesity induced by high-fat diet in mice

Ethnobotanical surveys have shown that the stem bark of Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Apocynaceae) is popularly used to treat obesity and diabetes. However, there is no experimental evidence that confirms such use. The present study investigated the effects of the aqueous extract of the stem bark of H. speciosa (AEHS) on the glycemic and adipogenic profiles of obese mice. Mice were divided into four groups that received...

Author(s): Luana, M. Cercato, Pollyanna, A. S. White⊃, Vanessa, S. Batista⊃, Luciana, C. Brito, Charles dos Santos Estevam⊃, Márcio R. V. dos Santos⊃ and Enilton A. Camargo