A peptic ulcer is an erosion in a segment of the gastro intestinal mucosa, typically in the stomach (gastric ulcer) or first few centimeters of duodenum (duodenal ulcer) that penetrates through the muscularis mucosae. Contrary to popular belief, ulcer is not caused by spicy food but instead is most commonly due to either an infection or long term use of medications. Standard treatment is a comb...

Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) is a perennial plant traditionally used as an herbal medicine in many countries. In the present study, anti-atherosclerotic property of ethanolic extract of C. dactylon was investigated in the experimentally induced hypercholesterolemia in rats. In this study, 36 male Wistar rats were selected and allocated into six groups (n = 6). The control ...

While some research has been conducted in sub–Saharan Africa on the alien invasive Parthenium hysterophorus, little work assessed whether it is poses negative impact native forages. A field survey was carried out to study dominant co–existing plant species, and its abundance, forage cover. We found that non–natives were plants with P. hysterophorus compared natives. Plant species (r = -0.889, P...