Aim: This experiment was designed to study the effects of using garlic-composite leaf meals produced from four (4) different leaves and garlic: bitter (Vernonia amygdalina), scent (Ocimum gatissimum), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Moringa (Moringa oleifera) Garlic (Allium sativum) as a premix in diets growing pigs. The garlic were air dried, milled sieved separately. Thereafter mixed ratio 4 amygd...

AIM OF THE STUDY This study was conducted to document herbal medicines (HMs) used in the treatment of malaria as well as the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition, control and treatment in Budiope county, Uganda. METHODS Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, and open- and close-ended questionnaires. RESULTS The respondents had a good under...

The hepatoprotective activity of a triherbal formulation (GOV) comprising of 50 % ethanolic extract of Gongronema latifolia, Ocimum gratissimum and Vernonia amygdalina was studied using Wistar albino rats. The animals received a single intraperitoneal injection of CCl4 in a dose of 1 ml/kg of a 50 % (v/v) solution in liquid paraffin. GOV dose dependently and significantly (p< 0.05) attenuated t...

This study aimed to determine the effect of african leaf juice (Vernonia amygdalina) supplementation in drinking water on performance and fatty acid profile quail egg yolk. A total 120 eight-week-old Japanese was used this reared for 6 weeks colony cage. Completely randomized design with three treatments five replications were study. The control treatment (without supplementation), 3 ml bird-1 ...

Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina Del.) is a valuable functional vegetable and traditional medicinal plant in many tropical countries including Indonesia. commonly used to remedy hypertension diabetes among Indonesian people. The extract comprises bioactive compounds such as sesquiterpene lactones, steroid glycosides, flavonoids. Despite its growing market demand, there insufficient data on agro...

Information on the traditional tick control methods used in Keffa, Illubabor and Wellega Provinces in western Ethiopia was obtained from 86 veterinary clinics and 865 peasant farmers through a questionnaire survey. Latexes of Euphorbia obovalifolia and Ficus brachypoda, juice of crushed leaves of Phytolaca dodecandra and Vernonia amygdalina, fruit juice of Solanum incanum, crushed seeds of Lepi...

The study assessed the growth inhibitory effects of essential oils extracted from ten Ugandan medicinal plants (Bidens pilosa, Helichrysum odoratissimum, Vernonia amygdalina, Hoslundia opposita, Ocimum gratissimum, Cymbopogon citratus, Cymbopogon nardus, Teclea nobilis, Zanthoxylum chalybeum, and Lantana trifolia) used traditionally in the management of oral diseases against oral pathogens. Che...