African leaves (Vernonia amygdalina Del) is a plant that can be used as medicinal because it contains flavonoid compounds are effective natural antioxidants suppress free radicals. The purpose of this study was to determine the antioxidant activity purified extract Vernonia Del. Antioxidant test Del against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazil (DPPH) measured with UV-Vis spectrophotometer at wavelengt...

We investigated the lipid-lowering effects of methanolic extract of Vernonia amygdalina (VA) leaves in rats fed an high cholesterol diet, and compared with a standard hypolipidemic drug, Questran (Qu). The effects of VA on the lipid profile were assessed by measuring the levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) choleste...

Background: Malaria continues to cause heavy morbidity and mortality and it is the fifth leading cause of death globally. The disease causes over one million deaths annually and affects many more, particularly due to increasing multi-drug resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Sustained investigations in both curative and prophylactic interventions have supported the ethno-pharmacological ...

BACKGROUND Extracts of Vernonia amygdalina (V. amygdalina) have been shown to affect the serum lipid profile of some laboratory animals in previous studies. Its impact on serum lipid profile and the histological changes in atherosclerosis has not been studied. Our aim was to determine the effects of V. amygdalina on atherosclerotic lesions induced in rabbits on high-cholesterol diet. METHODS ...

The study determined if administration of Vernonia amygdalina and Carica papaya plants provides synergistic effects in ameliorating plasmodium infection in mice. Thirty mice (17.88-25.3 g) were divided into 6 groups of 5 mice each. Group 1 was normal control, while groups 2-6 were intraperitoneally inoculated 2.5 × 107Plasmodium berghei parasitized red blood cell, followed by daily administrati...

27 Putranjiva roxburghii seeds: Oil content and fatty acid composition during different stages of seed maturity Seed oils of the Euphorbiaceae show a great variability in their lipid composition. [1] The seed oils from some members of this plant family, e.g. Ricinus communis, Vernonia species and Aleurites species, play an important economic role in many countries and are used widely in pharmac...

(Fructan production in Vernonia herbacea (Vell.) Rusby is related to adequate nitrogen supply and period of cultivation). Previous studies showed that plants of Vernonia herbacea grown for one year under a limited nitrogen supply presented reduced growth and higher fructan content than plants treated with sufficient nitrogen supply. However, the total fructan production was similar in both plan...