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Antiplasmodial and Radical Scavenging Activities of flavonoids from Kenyan Erythrina species
(2011)
The success of quinine and artemisinin as potent natural antimalarial ,drugs demonstrates the
importance of plants, especially those used in traditional medicine, as potential source of
antimalarial agents. Erythrina ...
Suppression of nociception by Ocimum masaiense root extract involves both central and peripheral mechanisms
(2011)
The members of genus
Ocimum
find wide application in traditional medicine. The
current study was undertaken to evaluate
the probable mechanisms of antinocicep-
tive action of chloroform/ethanol extracts of
Ocimum ...
Antinociceptive effects of stigmasterol and 9- Hexacosene isolated from mondia whytei (HOOK.F.) ROOT
(2011)
Mondiawhytei
is used for treatment of dysmennorrhea, gastro intestinal colic, post
-
partum pains among other uses in the
practice of traditional medicine in Africa.
In the present
study, the
in vivo
an
tinociceptive ...
Flavonoids of the roots and stem bark of erythrina burttii and erythrina abyssinica
(2011)
The genus Erythrina belongs to the subfamily paplinoideae of the family Leguninosae.
This genus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and is
represented by 125-200 species. The presence ...
Use of the shared frailty model to identify the determinants of child mortality in Rwanda
(2011)
According to United Nations Development Programme report, achieving the 4th Millennium Development Goal(MDG) means that Rwanda will have to reduce under-five mortality from 196 to 47 deaths per 1000 live births between ...
A Memory-Based Approach to Kikamba Named Entity Recognition
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Dry Storage And Use Of Potassium Nitrate Breaks Dormancy And Improves Seed Germination In Sesamum Latifolium (Gillet)
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Seeds of Sesamum latifolium, a medicinal species and wild progenitor of the cultivated Sesame (Sesamum. indicum), have been reported to express dormancy of non-deep physiological nature at maturity. Seed dormancy is not ...
Hydrology across scales : sensitivity of East African lakes to climate changes
(2011)
The lakes of the East African Rift System (EARS) have been intensively studied to better understand the influence of climate change on hydrological systems. The exceptional sensitivity of these rift lakes, however, is both ...
A study on the engineering behavior of Nairobi subsoil
(ARPN, 2011)
Nairobi City is underlain by volcanic materials that resulted from the formation of the rift valley. Some of the challenges that face design of structures in the city include: the need to develop structures in areas with ...