Azadirachta indica is a very useful traditional medicinal plant in the sub-continent and each part of the tree has some medicinal properties. The plant is native to Asia, but has now naturalized in West Africa and is widely cultivated in Nigeria as an ornamental as well as medicinal plant. Fresh leaves of the plant were collected, dried, homogenized and extracted using 95% Ethanol, Methanol and...

A study was conducted in the postharvest laboratory of Federal College Horticulture Dadinkowa, Gombe State, Nigeria, to investigate effects some treatments, namely; hot water treatment, gibberellic acid, ground nut oil, extracts garlic, neem leaves, mixture leaves and garlic distilled (control) on storage quality mango fruits. The experiment laid out a complete randomized design (CRD) replicate...

The study evaluated the water intake and organ weights of red sokoto goats fed different forms neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves concentrate diet. experiment was carried out at smal ruminant unit Teaching Research Farm, Federal University Kashere. Sixteen (bucks) aged between 7 to 9 months with a weight range 6.8 kg 7.3 were allotted into four (4) treatments each. housed individually in pens. fr...

Neem oil is often used externally as a traditional medicine in India. Its ingestion, even in small doses produces toxic effects like severe metabolic acidosis, seizures, renal failure and encephalopathy. Management is supportive and prognosis is generally good but fatalities may occur. Herein we report an unusual case of neem oil toxicity in a previously normal adult.

The dehydration of farm products provides farmers an opportunity to preserve their longer and simultaneously earn more profit from them. Nevertheless, traditionally the quality dehydrated has been determined by use invasive methods, for example, through manual measurements with a Vernier caliper micrometer, its greatest weakness in monitoring continuous production lines and, that is why efficie...

BACKGROUND E. faecalis is the predominant micro-organism recovered from root canal of the teeth where previous endodontic treatment has failed. Thorough debridement and complete elimination of micro-organisms are objectives of an effective endodontic treatment. For many years, intracanal irrigants have been used as an adjunct to enhance antimicrobial effect of cleaning and shaping in endodontic...

Methanolic extracts of the leaves of Atlantia monophylla (Rutaceae) were evaluated for mosquitocidal activity against immature stages of three mosquito species, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi, and Aedes aegypti in the laboratory. Larvae of Cx. quinquefasciatus and pupae of An. stephensi were found more susceptible, with LC50 values of 0.14 mg/l and 0.05 mg/l, respectively. Insect g...

In this study creams were formulated based on the anti-oxidant potential of herbal extracts and its evaluation. Punica granatum leaves were shade dried and extracted by using soxhlet method with different solvents such as n-hexane, Benzene, alcohol and consistency of different metabolites. In this study creams were formulated based the antioxidant potential of herbal extract and its evaluation....

This study was conducted to investigate the preliminary environmental and mammalian toxicology of neem oil, temephos and chlorpyriphos-methyl/fenitrothion. Culex pipiens, Daphnia magna and Gambusia affinis were used to study environmental impact. A high level of toxicity was observed, with slight differences between organisms. The emulsifiers individually also displayed toxicity towards the tes...

Fish and other organisms are affected by pesticides which pollute the natural water through agricultural runoff. The aim of this study was to determine the acute toxicity of botanical pesticide, neem gold, and two synthetic pesticides, permethrin and monocrotophos, which are extensively used in agricultural farms. The mortality rate of Cyprinus carpio was monitored under laboratory conditions f...