Journal Issue: Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med Volume 14(4);  2017

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Volume 14(4);  2017

Articles

RANDOMIZED ANTICANCER AND CYTOTOXICITY ACTIVITIES OF GUIBOURTIA COLEOSPERMA AND DIOSPYROS CHAMAETHAMNUS
Florence Dushimemaria, C. Iwanette Du Preez, Davis R. Mumbengegwi
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 1–7. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.1
PMCID:
PMC5471456
Abstract Article PDF–277K
RAW REHMANNIA RADIX POLYSACCHARIDE CAN EFFECTIVELY RELEASE PEROXIDATIVE INJURY INDUCED BY DUCK HEPATITIS A VIRUS
Meiyun Song, Yun Chen, Hongxu Du, Shuaibing Zhang, Yixuan Wang, Ling Zeng, Jingjing Yang, Jintong Shi, Yi Wu, Deyun Wang, Yuanliang Hu, Jiaguo Liu
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 8–21. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.2
PMCID:
PMC5471485
Abstract Article PDF–628K
NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACTS AND ELLAGIC ACID IN PC12 CELLS
Yuh-Chiang Shen, Chi-Wen Juan, Che-San Lin, Chien-Chih Chen, Chia-Lin Chang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 22–30. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.3
PMCID:
PMC5471469
Abstract Article PDF–296K
PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF VANILLIC ACID ON OVARIECTOMY-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS IN RATS
Yong Gui Wang, Liang Bo Jiang, Bo Gou
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 31–38. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.4
PMCID:
PMC5471479
Abstract Article PDF–431K
SOME ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SHELLED AND KERNEL TEA (Camellia sinensis) SEEDS
Ebubekir Altuntas, Merve Yildiz
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 39–45. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.5
PMCID:
PMC5471480
Abstract Article PDF–478K
KINETICS OF MODULATORY ROLE OF Cyperus esculentus L. ON THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITY OF KEY CARBOHYDRATE METABOLIZING ENZYMES
Saheed Sabiu, Emmanuel Oladipo Ajani, Taofik Olatunde Sunmonu, Anofi Omotayo Tom Ashafa
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 46–53. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.6
PMCID:
PMC5471481
Abstract Article PDF–517K
ANTITUMOR EFFECTS OF CHRYSANTHEMIN IN PC-3 HUMAN PROSTATE CANCER CELLS ARE MEDIATED VIA APOPTOSIS INDUCTION, CASPASE SIGNALLING PATHWAY AND LOSS OF MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL
De-Kang Sun, Lin Wang, Peng Zhang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 54–61. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.7
PMCID:
PMC5471482
Abstract Article PDF–474K
IN VIVO EFFECT OF RUTA CHALEPENSIS EXTRACT ON HEPATIC CYTOCHROME 3A1 IN RATS
Edith Fabiola Martínez-Pérez, Fernando Hernández-Terán, Luis Benjamín Serrano-Gallardo
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 62–68. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.8
PMCID:
PMC5471483
Abstract Article PDF–392K
REDUCING TOXICITY AND INCREASING EFFICIENCY: ACONITINE WITH LIQUIRITIN AND GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID REGULATE CALCIUM REGULATORY PROTEINS IN RAT MYOCARDIAL CELL
Yuyan Zhang, Li Yu, Weifeng Jin, Hongjing Fan, Min Li, Tianmei Zhou, Haitong Wan, Jiehong Yang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 69–79. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.9
PMCID:
PMC5471484
Abstract Article PDF–720K
APOPTOSIS INDUCTION OF EPIFRIEDELINOL ON HUMAN CERVICAL CANCER CELL LINE
Jie Yang, Jing Fa, Bingxing Li
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 80–86. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.10
PMCID:
PMC5471486
Abstract Article PDF–353K
EFFECT OF YISHENJIANPI RECIPE ON SEMEN QUALITY AND SPERM MITOCHONDRIA IN MICE WITH OLIGOASTHENOZOOSPERMIA INDUCED BY TRIPTERYGIUM GLYCOSIDES
Wen Sheng, Yao-Sheng Zhang, Yue-Qing Li, Xiao-Ni Wu, Li-Min Chai, Li-Feng Yue, Juan-Liu, Jin Ding, Xian-Rui Li, Meng Chen, Jian-Wei Shang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 87–95. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.11
PMCID:
PMC5471487
Abstract Article PDF–374K
HEMORHEOLOGY INDEX CHANGES IN A RAT ACUTE BLOOD STASIS MODEL: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Jun-Xiu Zhang, Yu Feng, Yin Zhang, Yi Liu, Shao-Dan Li, Ming-Hui Yang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 96–107. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.12
PMCID:
PMC5471488
Abstract Article PDF–501K
PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF CAMEL MILK AS ANTI-DIABETIC SUPPLEMENT: BIOCHEMICAL, MOLECULAR AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY
Ahmed A. Mansour, Mohammed A. Nassan, Osama M. Saleh, Mohamed M. Soliman
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 108–119. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.13
PMCID:
PMC5471457
Abstract Article PDF–641K
THE USE OF PLANTS TO PROTECT PLANTS AND FOOD AGAINST FUNGAL PATHOGENS: A REVIEW
D.S.S. Shuping, J.N. Eloff
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 120–127. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.14
PMCID:
PMC5471458
Abstract Article PDF–282K
WHOLE BODY VIBRATION IMPROVES ATTENTION AND MOTOR PERFORMANCE IN MICE DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF THE WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION SESSION
Jan N. Keijser, Marieke J.G. van Heuvelen, Csaba Nyakas, Kata Tóth, Regien G. Schoemaker, Edzard Zeinstra, Eddy A. van der Zee
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 128–134. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.15
PMCID:
PMC5471459
Abstract Article PDF–333K
PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, ANTIMICROBIAL AND CYTOTOXICITY STUDIES OF ETHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF APHANIA SENEGALENSIS (SAPINDACEAE)
Alioune Dior Fall, Victor Patrick Bagla, Emmanuel Bassene, Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 135–139. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.16
PMCID:
PMC5471460
Abstract Article PDF–276K
PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF IRIS GERMANICA L. IN Β-AMYLOID-INDUCED ANIMAL MODEL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Mona Borhani, Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Mohammad Hosein Farzaei, Zahra Narimani, Fatemeh Sabbaghziarani, Mahdi Gholami, Roja Rahimi
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 140–148. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.17
PMCID:
PMC5471461
Abstract Article PDF–770K
EFFECT OF FUCOIDAN ON B16 MURINE MELANOMA CELL MELANIN FORMATION AND APOPTOSIS
Zhi-Jiang Wang, Wei Xu, Jian-Wen Liang, Cai-Sheng Wang, Yani Kang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 149–155. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.18
PMCID:
PMC5471462
Abstract Article PDF–237K
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN TRIBES OF TRIPURA IN NORTHEAST, INDIA
Maria Debbarma, Nazir A. Pala, Munesh Kumar, Rainer W. Bussmann
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 156–168. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.19
PMCID:
PMC5471463
Abstract Article PDF–379K
EFFICIENCY OF BORAGE SEEDS OIL AGAINST GAMMA IRRADIATION-INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY IN MALE RATS: POSSIBLE ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY
Hala A.H. Khattab, Inas Z.A. Abdallah, Fatimah M. Yousef, Etimad A. Huwait
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 169–179. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.20
PMCID:
PMC5471464
Abstract Article PDF–472K
ARISTOLOCHIA BRACTEOLATE RETZ. ATTENUATES HYPERURICEMIA IN A METABOLIC ARTHRITIS RAT MODEL
Yun-peng Li, Shuang Wu, Afou Ran, Da-yong Xu, Jing-mei Wei, Zi-long Zhao
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 180–187. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.21
PMCID:
PMC5471465
Abstract Article PDF–438K
POSSIBLE HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC EFFECT OF GINGER AND ROSEMARY OILS IN RATS
Fatma A. Eissa, Hani Choudhry, Wesam H. Abdulaal, Othman A. Baothman, Mustafa Zeyadi, Said S. Moselhy, Mazin A. Zamzami
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 188–200. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.22
PMCID:
PMC5471466
Abstract Article PDF–604K
ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF RHAMNAZIN ON LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-INDUCED ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND INFLAMMATION IN RATS
GuoRong Wu, XiaoPing Dai, XiangRong Li, HePing Jiang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 201–212. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.23
PMCID:
PMC5471467
Abstract Article PDF–586K
ANTICANCER ACTIVITY OF 5, 7-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE AGAINST LIVER CANCER CELL LINE HEPG2 INVOLVES APOPTOSIS, ROS GENERATION AND CELL CYCLE ARREST
Hengping Li, Xiaolei Zhang, Weixing Wang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 213–220. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.24
PMCID:
PMC5471468
Abstract Article PDF–597K
ANTI-ULCEROGENIC EFFICACY AND MECHANISMS OF EDIBLE AND NATURAL INGREDIENTS IN NSAID-INDUCED ANIMAL MODELS
Weiping Bi, Lizhi Hu, Mao-Qiang Man
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 221–238. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.25
PMCID:
PMC5471470
Abstract Article PDF–487K
MECHANISMS OF COIX SEED COMPOSITIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF SPLEEN DEFICIENCY AND WET DAMPNESS ZHENG
Xiaochun Han, Xuming Ji, Haijun Zhao, Yanan Zhang, Guowei Liu, Yanfang Wang, Wenxiao Zhao, Shijun Wang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 239–246. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.26
PMCID:
PMC5471471
Abstract Article PDF–224K
A MOUSE MODEL OF MAMMARY HYPERPLASIA INDUCED BY ORAL HORMONE ADMINISTRATION
Li Sun, Dong-Hui Guo, Fei Liu, Qian Liu, Ning Jiang, Yun-Feng Sun, Li-Ping Cai, Hong-Xin Zheng
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 247–252. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.27
PMCID:
PMC5471472
Abstract Article PDF–305K
MODULATION OF KEY BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS RELEVANT TO STROKE BY ANTIARIS AFRICANA LEAF EXTRACT FOLLOWING CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY
Omotayo B. Ilesanmi, Afolabi C. Akinmoladun, Olanrewaju Sam Olayeriju, Ibrahim Olabayode Saliu, M. Tolulope Olaleye, Afolabi A. Akindahunsi
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 253–264. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.28
PMCID:
PMC5471473
Abstract Article PDF–433K
REDUCTION OF INTRA-ARTICULAR ADHESION BY TOPICAL APPLICATION OF DAIDZEIN FOLLOWING KNEE SURGERY IN RABBITS
Xiangchun Liu, Heng Jia, Hongsheng Xia
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 265–271. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.29
PMCID:
PMC5471474
Abstract Article PDF–318K
INHIBITORY EFFECT OF CHITOSAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE ON HUMAN HEPATOMA CELLS IN VITRO
Likun Liu, Yi Xin, Jia Liu, Ershao Zhang, Weiling Li
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 272–277. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.30
PMCID:
PMC5471475
Abstract Article PDF–303K
EFFECT OF ASTRAGALOSIDE ON VITAMIN D-RECEPTOR EXPRESSION AFTER ENDOTHELIN-1-INDUCED CARDIOMYOCYTE INJURY
Chen yunzhi, Chen jiaxu, Gao jie, Chai yihui, Li wen, Qin zhong
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 278–288. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.31
PMCID:
PMC5471476
Abstract Article PDF–508K
IN VIVO EFFECT OF GUIDING-HERB RADIX PLATYCODONIS AND RADIX CYATHULAE ON PAEONIFLORIN PHARMACOKINETICS OF XUEFU ZHUYU TANG IN RATS
Song-qi Tang, Yun-hui Chen, Xi-ping Chen, Xiao-dan Zhang, Wei Huang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 289–296. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.32
PMCID:
PMC5471477
Abstract Article PDF–478K
CHINESE HERBAL DECOCTION AS A COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY FOR ATROPHIC GASTRITIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Wen-jie Fang, Xin-ying Zhang, Bo Yang, Shu-jing Sui, Min Chen, Wei-hua Pan, Wan-qing Liao, Ming Zhong, Qing-cai Wang
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017; 14(4): 297–319. Published online 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.33
PMCID:
PMC5471478
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
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