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Showing papers in "Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine in 2011"


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TL;DR: Coconut, Cocos nucifera L., is a tree that is cultivated for its multiple utilities, mainly for its nutritional and medicinal values as mentioned in this paper. But, it is not suitable for the use in agriculture.

316 citations


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TL;DR: Phytochemical screening of E. hirta leaf extract revealed the presence of reducing sugars, terpenoids, alkaloids, steroids, tannins, flavanoids and phenolic compounds.

168 citations


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TL;DR: The biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles with leaf aqueous extract of R. mucronata provides potential source for the larvicidal activity against mosquito borne diseases.

166 citations


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TL;DR: The seaweed extracts displayed moderate antioxidant activity compared to gallic acid standard, and could be considered for curing diseases from oxidative deteriorations.

136 citations


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TL;DR: A promising potential for aqueous and ethanolic Moringa leaf extracts as alternative treatment of infections caused by the tested strains is indicated.

135 citations


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TL;DR: These findings support the traditional use of the plants for treating neurological disorders especially where a cholinesterase mechanism and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved.

115 citations


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TL;DR: It can be concluded that four essential oils which were distilled from Cymbopogan citrates, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Rosmarinus officinalis and Zingiber officinale showed promising larvicidal and repellent agent against Cx.

112 citations


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TL;DR: Correlation between climate conditions and vector distribution can help to predict the potential range of activity for each species and preparedness for malaria epidemics.

105 citations


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TL;DR: The findings show that the extent of antioxidant activity of the essential oil and all extracts are in accordance with the amount of phenolics present in that extract.

104 citations


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TL;DR: The facts and phenomena related to the disease cholera are described, which is still a great threat mainly to the developing countries, and hence a grave global concern too.

101 citations


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TL;DR: The extract has a favorable effect on the histopathological changes of the pancreas, liver and kidney in alloxan induced diabetes, as well as improving kidney, liver functions and hyperlipidaemia due to diabetes.

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TL;DR: Investigating the antimicrobial potential of three ethnomedicinal plants Chassalia curviflora, C. peltata and E. hirta revealed that they are potentially good source of antibacterial agents and demonstrates the importance of such plants in traditional medicines.


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TL;DR: Investigating the magnitude of opportunistic and non-opportunistic intestinal parasitic infections among HIV/AIDS patients in Bahir Dar found early detection and treatment of these parasites are important to improve the quality of life of HIV/ AIDS patients.

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TL;DR: The streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced diabetic rats, significantly decreased the blood plasma glucose level, restored the lipid profile and showed improvement in liver glycogen, body weight and antioxidant status in diabetic rats.

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TL;DR: The leaves extracts of S. xanthocarpum can be a potential candidate in treating the hyperglycemic conditions and suits to be an agent to reduce oxidative stress.


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TL;DR: It can be concluded the crude extract of A. paniculata was a potential for controlling Cx.

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TL;DR: The present study reveals the presence of potential antioxidants and antimicrobial properties in the plant extract which could be exploited for pharmaceutical application.

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TL;DR: The bio-efficacy study confirmed that the calli mediated tissues showed the maximum zone of inhibition and showed that the plants can be used in the treatment of urinary tract infection associated with Proteus sp.

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TL;DR: The spread of diseases and the challenge encountered in its management are discussed along with a review on drugs against filariasis in this article.

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TL;DR: The present study shows anticancer potential of TP and FR fractions in MCF 7 cell line with better anticancer activity compared to other fractions.

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TL;DR: Each crude extracts and fractions of M. indica have significant antimicrobial activity against the isolated pathogen S. dysenteriae, and the antibacterial activity may be due to the phytochemical constituents of the mango seed kernel.

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TL;DR: The results of present study suggests that the aqueous extract of P. acidus leaves has significant hepatoprotective activity on APAP and TAA induced hepatotoxicity, which might be associate with its high phenolic and flavonoid content and antioxidant properties.

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TL;DR: Tetracyclic triterpenoid isolated from aerial part of O. sanctum has a great anti-diabetic potential and was found to be potent antidiabetic by ameliorating glucose and lipid parameters.

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TL;DR: The finding indicates that different test extracts were able to ameliorate the derangements in lipid metabolism caused by diabetes mellitus in alloxan induced diabetic rats towards normal level.

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TL;DR: Results suggest that the leaf and seed extracts of C. siamea, N. nucifera, P. nigrum and T. ammi have the potential to be used as an ideal ecofriendly approach for the control of the An.

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TL;DR: An essential role of caspases is suggested in ellagic acid-mediated apoptosis of PC3 cells, suggesting that consumption of tropical pigmented fruits and vegetables could be an effective strategy to combat prostate cancer.

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Dinesh Kumar1, Sunil Kumar1, Sonia Kohli1, Renu Arya1, Jyoti Gupta1 
TL;DR: Mahanolic extract of Albizia odoratissima bark extract has protective effects on the protection of vital tissues (pancreas, kidney, liver, heart and spleen), thereby reducing the causation of diabetes in experimental animals.

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TL;DR: The leaf extract of C. roseus significantly increases the hypoglycemic effect of metformin, and all medicaments significantly reduced blood glucose levels when compared with control alone and with co-administration of drug and extract.