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Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Diarrhoeal Activities of a Steroidal Indoxyl
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
The anti-inflammatory and antidiarrhoeal activities of 3β-Hydroxy-16, 17-seco-16-nor-5-androsten-15-(2-indoxyliden)-17-oic acid (I) are reported. After intraperitoneal administration, compound (I) gave an ED50 of 9.5 mg/kg ...
Quality of amoxycillin preparations on the Kenyan market
(2003)
Amoxycillin products were evaluated for quality by liquid chromatography at the Drug Analysis and Research Unit (DARU), University of Nairobi. Thirty three of these were capsule formulations and 24 were dry suspensions. ...
Anthelmintic and other pharmacological activities of the root bark extracts of albizia anthelmintica brongn
(2002)
The anthelmintic activity of water, methanol and chloroform extracts of the root bark of Albizia anthelmintica on strongyle-type sheep nematode eggs and larvae were examined in vitro. In addition, pharmacological tests ...
Antimalarial activity of ajuga remota benth (Labiatae) and caesalpinia iolkensii harms (Caesalpiniaceae)
(2000)
Field trips to herbalists' practices in an area about 200 miles around Nairobi (Kenya) enabled us to make a list of medicinal plant species preferentially used to treat malaria. Ajuga remota and Caesalpinia oolkensii were ...
Estrogenic and anti-Inflammatory activities of a steroidal indoxyl
(2002)
The estrogenic and anti-inflammatory activities of 3-methoxy 16,17-seco16-norestra 1,3,5-trien-15-(2'-indoxyliden )-17~oic acid is reported. After' intraperitoneal administration, the dose of this compound required to ...
Drug quality control in Kenya:Observation in drug analysis and research unit during the period 1996-2000
(2002)
The Drug Analysis and Research Unit received and analyzed 261 drug samples over a five-year period, 1996 to 2000. Samples were received from regulatory authorities, local industry, non-governmental organizations, hospitals ...
Quality of antiretroviral drugs analyzed in the drug analysis and research unit during 2000--2003
(2003)
During the period 2000-2003 the Drug Analysis and Research Unit received and analyzed 33 samples of antiretroviral drugs. Locally manufactured products accounted for 57.6 % of the samples, while the imported drugs constituted ...
Essential oil of cymbopogon winterianus jowitt from Tanzania: Composition and antimicrobial activity
(2006)
The hydro-distilled essential oil (1.6%) offresh aerial parts of wild Cymhopogon winterianus Jowitt was analyzed by GC-MS. Fifty compounds representing 96.5% of the oil were identified. The main components of the oil were ...
Essential oil of rynchosia minima DC. from Kenya:
(2005)
The hydrodistilled essential oil (yield, 0.1 %) of semi-dried leaves of Rynchosia minima DC. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-four compounds representing 95.9% of the oil were identified. The major components were found ...
Antimalarial activity of Ajuga remota Benth (Labiatae) and Caesalpinia volkensii Harms (Caesalpiniaceae): in vitro confirmation of ethnopharmacological use.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-02)
Field trips to herbalists' practices in an area about 200 miles around Nairobi (Kenya) enabled us to make a list of medicinal plant species preferentially used to treat malaria. Ajuga remota and Caesalpinia volkensii were ...