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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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