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Influence of Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf (Asteraceae) on the healing of dermal excision wounds (mouse model) and skin sensitization activity (Guinea pig model)
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)
Background: The skin is highly predisposed to injury because of its direct contact with the environment. The aim of
treating of wounds is to both hasten healing, and to minimise the occurrence of perturbations of the ...
Acute toxicity studies of Catharanthus roseus aqueous extract in male Wistar rats
(Kabubii, Z. N., Mbaria, J. M., & Mbaabu, M. (2015). Acute toxicity studies of Catharanthus roseus aqueous extract in male Wistar rats. African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 4(4). Pp. 130-134, 2015-10)
Background: The knowledge of the healing virtues of Catharanthus roseus and a host of other medicinal plants has
been in existence since ancient times. Catharanthus roseus is traditionally used more commonly as anti-diabetic ...
Factors Influencing Adoption of Cover Crops for Weed Management Inmachakos and Makueni Counties of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Despite the many advantages of growing cover crops most farmers have not adopted them in their cropping systems. The objective of this study was to examine adoption and sociological factors
associated with adoption of ...
Economic contribution of the camel milk trade in Isiolo Town, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Water use efficiency of six rangeland grasses under varied soil moisture content levels in the arid Tana River County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This study evaluated water use efficiency (WUE) of six range grasses, namely; Chloris roxburghiana,
Eragrostis superba, Enteropogon macrostachyus, Cenchrus ciliaris, Chloris gayana, and Sorghum
sudanense grown at 80, 50, ...