Browsing by Subject "Medicinal plant"
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Evaluation of antipyretic and immunomodulatory activity of aqueous and total crude extract of indigenous red Capsicum annuum L. fruit extracts in albino Wistar rats
(Makerere Univesrity, 2023)Background: Capsicum annuum L. is a common plant used as a spice and as a medicinal plant in management of fever and immune booster in local communities though its effectiveness is not fully known. This study aimed at i) ... -
Evaluation of safety profiles and effect on glucose tolerance of different parts of Rhus vulgaris meikle, a medicinal plant used in the traditional management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-15)Background: Indigenous management of diabetes mellitus is common but not fully explored. Objective: The study determined and compared the hypoglycemic activities of root bark and leaf extracts of R. vulgaris in high glucose ... -
Evaluation of the ameliorative effects of the methanolic and total crude extracts of Persea americana seeds on biochemical and haematological parameters in wistar albino rats induced with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic hyperglycaemic condition caused by low insulin production with 2 major types i.e., Type 1 and Type 2 DM (NIDDM). Type 2 DM accounts for 90% of DM cases and its global prevalence is expected ... -
Seed germination and seedling establishement at different sowing depths of selected medicinal woody plant species, Uganda
(Makerere University., 2015-12)Seed germination and seedling establishment behavior of wild medicinal woody plant species under cultivation are not fully known. Yet, cultivation provides an opportunity for ex situ conservation of threatened medicinal ...