Effective oral insulin delivery remains a challenge to the pharmaceutical industry. In this study, insulinloaded microparticles for oral delivery were prepared with mucin and sodium alginate combined at different ratios ...

Objective of the study: Medicinal plant research has become very important considering the herbal resources our rain forest is bestowed with which if harnessed could solve the challenges in malaria treatment in the area ...

A retrospective study was carried out to assess the pattern of hospital admission in a teaching hospital; to determine the frequency of the most common diagnoses and the medication prescribe during admission. 1099 male and ...

P. biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G. Don (family fabaceae) popularly called the African locust bean tree have been used traditionally as food and medicine and are of high commercial value in the West African region. The plant ...

The hair growth promoting activity of Moringa oleifera leaf extract formulated as an ethosome (MOE) had been investigated. The skin irritation test evaluated in terms of erythema and edema. Five groups of five rats each ...

Malaria has remained a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the under developed and developing countries of the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. In spite of the substantial progress made in the treatment ...

The treatment of diarrhea and other ailments via the use of medicinal plants by traditional medicine practitioners calls for scientific authentication. This study examined and compared the effect of aqueous and crude leaf ...

Inappropriate analgesic prescriptions is associated with poor management of pain leading to low recovery, high morbidity, increase hospital stay, decrease patient satisfaction, high costs of admission and adverse drug ...

Burns are a major health challenge all over the world. Among the Hausa and Fulani people of Nigeria the bark of Pakia biglobosa is used as folk medicine for treating wounds by the application of the finely powdered bark ...

To evaluate the wound healing benefits of Andrographis paniculata (AP) and Vernonia amygdalina (VA) as a poly-herbal cream, using shear butter as the oil phase. Excision wound was inflicted on Wistar albino rats which were ...