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    Hypoglycaemic Activity of Centella Asiatica (L) Urb

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    The water extract of whole plant of Centella asiatica is used by traditional healers in the Haya tribe in Bukoba Region in Tanzania, in the management of both insulin and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Centella asiatica administered orally at a dose of 2 g/kg and 4 g/kg body weight produced a significant hypoglycaemic activity (

    Essential Oil of Brachylaena hutchinsii Hutch from Tanzania: Antimicrobial Activity and Composition

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    East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol.6(3) 2003: 61-6

    Research Project on the Feasibility Study on Essential Oil Distillation in Tanzania : final report

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    Essential oil of Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. from Tanzania: Composition and antifungal activity

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    The hydrodistellited essential oil (yield 1.2%) of fresh leaves of wild Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. was analysed by GC and GCMS.Twenty four compounds representing 90.3% of the oil was identified. The main compound of the oil were beta caryophyllene, beta elemene, trans alpha bergamotene, spathulenol and bicyclogermacrene The oil exhibit significant antimicrobial activity against Mucor sp. when compared to ketoconazole.Fil: Malele, R. S.. Univesity Of Nairobi; KeniaFil: Mutayabarwa, C. K.. University Of Nairobi; KeniaFil: Mwangi, J. W.. University Of Nairobi; KeniaFil: Thoithi, G. N.. University Of Nairobi; KeniaFil: L贸pez, A. G.. Universidad Nacional de C贸rdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, F铆sicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Lucini, Enrique Iv谩n. Universidad Nacional de C贸rdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, F铆sicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Zygadlo, Julio Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas y T茅cnicas. Centro Cient铆fico Tecnol贸gico Conicet - C贸rdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biolog铆a Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de C贸rdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas F铆sicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biolog铆a Vegetal; Argentin
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