October 2016

Caryocar brasiliense fruit intake ameliorates hepatic fat deposition and improves intestinal structure of rats

Caryocar brasiliense (pequi) is an exotic fruit, high in monounsaturated fat acids (MUFA) and bioactive compounds, which have beneficial effects on cardiometabolic risk factors. However, this fruit is poorly studied in this context. In this study, the effects of pequi pulp intake on cardiometabolic risk factors of rats were evaluated. Therefore, 16 male weaned rats were divided into two groups: Control group and Pequi...

Author(s): Lauane Gomes Moreno, Lidiane Guedes Oliveira, Dirceu Sousa Melo, Liliane Vanessa Costa Pereira, Karine Beatriz Costa, João Luiz Miranda, Etel Rocha Vieira, Flvio Castro Magalhes, Marco Fabricio Dias-Peixoto, Elizabethe Adriana Esteves

October 2016

Screenings of In-vitro antimicrobial, cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activity of crude methanolic extracts of Crinum latifolium (Leaves)

Crude methanolic extracts of Crinum latifolium plant (Leaves) was assayed to identify various pharmacological properties. Antimicrobial potential of crude methanolic extracts of C. latifolium was accomplished by most commonly used disc diffusion method against a wide range of Gram positive (+ve) and Gram negative(-ve) bacteria. Extracts showed slight antimicrobial activity against Gram positive (+ve) bacteria while...

Author(s): Md. Abdur Rahman, Md. Saddam Hussain, Md. Shalahuddin Millat, Mithun Chandra Ray, Mohammad Tohidul Amin and Md. Mizanur Rahman Moghal

October 2016

Acute oral toxicity study of Mystroxylon aethiopicum root bark aqueous extract in albino mice

Acute oral toxicity of Mystroxylon aethiopicum root bark aqueous was evaluated in albino mice of either sex. In this study, five groups of mice were orally treated with doses of 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 mg/kg body weight of crude extract. The mortality, signs of toxicity and body weights were observed individually for two weeks. At the end of the two weeks study, all animals were sacrificed and the hematological...

Author(s): Mhuji Kilonzo, Patrick A. Ndakidemi and Musa Chacha