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Nicholas Mwikwabe
Researcher at Kenya Medical Research Institute
Publications - 7
Citations - 79
Nicholas Mwikwabe is an academic researcher from Kenya Medical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acute toxicity. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications receiving 62 citations.
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Antimalarial and safety evaluation of extracts from Toddalia asiatica (L) Lam. (Rutaceae).
TL;DR: The suitability of Toddalia asiatica as a good candidate for further tests to obtain a prototype for antimalarial medicine is confirmed and in vivo and safety data of the plant extracts tested for the first time are provided.
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Antimicrobial properties and toxicity of Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F.Gmel, Fuerstia africana T.C.E. Fries, Asparagus racemosus (Willd.) and Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.
TL;DR: The results of the study support the medicinal use of these plants and indicate that useful compounds from Hagenia abyssinica and Fuerstia africana can be isolated for further exploitation.
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Risk of Fungi Associated with Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Medicinal Herbal Products in the Kenyan Market
Lucia Keter,Richard Too,Nicholas Mwikwabe,Charles Mutai,Jennifer Orwa,Lizzy Mwamburi,S.N. Ndwigah,Christine Bii,Richard Korir +8 more
TL;DR: Analysis of variance showed that the rate of fungal contaminants for Eldoret and Mombasa samples had significant association, and it is recommended that a policy be enacted to enable regulation of herbal products in Kenya.
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Bacteria Contaminants and their Antibiotic Sensitivity from Selected Herbal Medicinal Products from Eldoret and Mombasa, Kenya
Lucia Keter,Richard Too,Nicholas Mwikwabe,S.N. Ndwigah,Jennifer Orwa,Elizabeth Mwamburi,Richard Korir,Charles Mutai +7 more
TL;DR: Findings imply that conditions during harvest or postharvest processing of herbal products were unsanitary, and emphasis on improvement of plant material quality and establishing better hygienic conditions during production of herbal medicines is recommended.
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Validation of Safety and Efficacy of Antitussive Herbal Formulations
Lucia Keter,Nicholas Mwikwabe,Mathiu P Mbaabu,Harihara M Sudheer,Festus M. Tolo,Palu Dhanani,Jennifer Orwa +6 more
TL;DR: The herbal formulations demonstrated significant antitussive activity in sulphur dioxide induced cough model in rats, and exhibited cough inhibitions of between 15 and 27%, and 14 and 38%, with respect to the control group, 30 and 60 minutes after sample administration respectively.