Sunday Adeola Emaleku

Sunday Adeola Emaleku

Akungba Akoko, Ondo State
Nigeria

Publications
  • Research Article
    Depletion of Hepatic Antioxidant Enzymes in Experimental Albino Rats Due to Polyherbal Medicines Administration
    Author(s): Sunday Adeola EmalekuSunday Adeola Emaleku

    Objective: Plants and their derived products have served as veritable sources of foods and medicines for humans and animals from the outset, and the emergency of polyherbs (plants-derived products) in recent years has received the widest publicity and patronage by the Nigerian population as alternative medicines. It is not over statement to say many of them lack empirical data or validation to support the upsurge and prevalence in their usage as folk medicines, and little or no scientific data exist on their potential side effects. This study therefore investigates “the effects of some of these polyherbal drugs on hepatic antioxidants in experimental rats”. Methods: Eight of the nine groups containing five animals each used for this study were administered eight different polyherbal drugs following different manufacturer’s rec.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2157-7633.1000417

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