EVALUATION OF NUTRITIVE AND NON-NUTRITIVE COMPONENTS AND ANTI-DIABETIC PROPERTIES OF EDIBLE...
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Dietary control is vital in the management of diabetes. Reports from FAO (1998); WHO and FAO (2003) have...
COMPARATIVE QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ETHANOL EXTRACT OF Gongronema latifolium AND...
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
The tropical rainforest is the most biologically varying ecosystem on earth and it is enriched with enormous natural plant resources...
NUTRIGENOMICS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The etiology of complex chronic diseases involves both environmental and genetic factors, with environmental influences such as diet exerting a greater effect among...
EFFECTS OF ETHANOLIC ROOT EXTRACT OF UGU OYIBO (Jatropha tanjorensis) ON...
ABSTRACT
Jatropha tanjorensis is a natural medicinal herb which has been used over the years in the treatment of many health disorders. This study was carried...
CHRONIC DISEASES AND THEIR PREVENTIVE MEASURES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 OVERVIEW
A chronic disease is a human health condition or disease that is...
MODULATORY EFFECT OF ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT OF SPHENOCENTRUM JOLLYANUM PIERRE (SPJ)...
ABSTRACT
The effect of ethanolic leaf extract of Sphenocentrum jollyanum pierre (SPJ) on liver function and hematological indices of cadmium chloride-induced toxicity in male albino wistar rats...
ETHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF Irvingia gabonensis O’Rorke Baill MITIGATES SODIUM ARSENITE-INDUCED...
ABSTRACT
The effect of ethanol leaf extract of Irvingia gabonensis O’Rorke Baill on lipid profile in sodium arsenite-exposed Wistar albino rats was investigated. Forty (40) female wistar...
DETERMINATION OF PHYTIC ACID CONTENT, OXALATE CONTENT, TANNIN CONTENT AND CYANIDE...
ABSTRACT
Antrinutitional factors re compounds which reduce the nutrient utilization or food intake of plant or plant products (seeds) used as human foods and they...
BIOCHEMISTRY OF GOUT
1.1 Introduction
Gout was described by Hippocrates as “the disease of kings” due to its association with rich diet. (Falasca, 2006)....
PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF ETHANOL LEAVES EXTRACT OF Jatropha tanjorensis AND ITS...
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Plants have been used sinced the medieval times for medicinal purposes for the treatment of all kinds of ailments. Some plants apart...
EFFECT OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM AND ALLIUM SATIVUM ON...
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Sodium arsenite isaninorganic compound with the formula with the formula NaASO2, it is also called sodium meta arsenite. It is a sodium...
EFFECT OF SOME AFRICA MEDICINAL PLANTS EXTRACTS WITH ANTITRYPANOSOMAL ACTIVITY
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Most of traditional medicines are of plant origins. Nature has gifted us with so many medicines infused in the roots,...
AN ASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF TEST CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE IN CHEMISTRY...
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of Study
Testing has always been an integral part of the educational system since its inception. The concept (testing) can be viewed...
ANTI-SCHIZOPHRENIC EFFECT OF METHANOL LEAVE EXTRACT OF INDIGOFERA ARRECTA IN ALBINO...
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 General Overview
Psychosis is a heterogeneous neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by distorted or non-existent sense of reality (Tandon et-al 2009). It affects about 1%...
THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF THERMO-INACTIVATION AND REGENERATION OF PARTIALLY PURIFIED PEROXIDASE...
ABSTRACT Peroxidase activity from G. latifolium was done to see whether it could be used in industries. Crude peroxidase was extracted from G. latifolium...
