OBJECTIVE To study analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of a methanolic extract (ME) of Argyreia speciosa (AS) root powder. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was carried out using male albino mice (20-25 gm) and male wistar rats (100-150gm). The ME was prepared using soxhlet extraction process. The effect of ME of A. speciosa was investigated for analgesic activity using acetic acid-induc...

Adult Swiss albino male mice exposed to mercuric chloride via drinking water at 5 μg/ml for 100 days revealed significant reduction in the wet weight and severe histopathological changes in male accessory organs, poor level of serum testosterone and infertility. These effects were reduced remarkable and fertility was restored when drug (12.50 mg/mouse/day orally) was administered during mercury...

Metabólitos secundários atuam como mecanismos de defesa espécies vegetais, na adaptação ao meio, nos processos polinização e dispersão sementes, sendo também estudados explorados para a produção fitoterápicos e, em um cenário contemporâneo, bioherbicidas ou biofertilizantes. Nesse contexto, este estudo objetivou avaliar o potencial alelopático Zingiber officinale Roscoe sobre germinação, emergê...

Background/Aims The UK Government piloted a COVID-19 digital contact tracing smartphone app on the Isle of Wight, England, in June 2020 attempt to contain spread virus. This study aimed investigate factors that affected decision download among individuals Wight. Methods Online questionnaires were distributed over social media sample population. Quantitative data analysed, both descriptively and...