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{"title":"Phytochemical Screening of Ginger (Zingiber officinale), a Medicinal Plant","authors":"Hetavi J. Thakor, Y. Rathi, Nisha S. Nayak","doi":"10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i04.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i04.002","url":null,"abstract":"Ginger has potent values as a medicinal plant which originated from China and India. Currently there is a renewed interest in ginger because of its various active pharmacological ingredients including gingerols, beta-carotene, capsaicin, caffeic acid, curcumin, and salicylate making it a potential source of research to use as a drug. The present study was aimed at extraction of ginger root extract in acetone and methanol solvents by Soxhlet extraction method, screening of phytochemical constituents of ginger extract in acetone and methanol and evaluation of its antimicrobial activity against known pathogenic microorganism. The qualitative analysis of phytochemicals revealed the presence of saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, and steroids in the extracts of ginger. Results of antimicrobial activity showed that ginger in acetone was having highest activity against Escherichia coli MTCC 334 with 24 mm of clear zone and lowest activity with ginger in methanol against Bacillus subtilis MTCC 441 with 10 mm of clear zone.","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133398739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Prevalence of Anaemia in Infants and Children Aged 2-59 Months Hospitalised in the Paediatric Ward of the CSREF CII in the District of Bamako","authors":"C. Keita, Kadiatou Ba, Ouazoun Coulibaly, Salif Djiguiba, S. Touré, Fatoumata Sylla, Salia Ouonogo, H. Poma, Samou Diarra, Hawa Coulibaly, Kassoum Ouattara, B. Niaré, B. Traoré, A. Traoré, O. Diallo, Harouna Ouatara","doi":"10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i04.001","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Anemia remains a public health problem in both industrialized and developing countries. Developing countries have the highest prevalence, especially in children. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of anaemia in children aged 2-59 months in the paediatric ward of the commune II health centre in Bamako. Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive study which took place from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018, i.e. a period of 2 years. All children aged 2 months to 59 months hospitalised with clinical anaemia who had a blood count or haemoglobin and/or haematocrit measurement hospitalised in the paediatric ward during the study period were included. Anemia was defined according to WHO criteria. The etiological search was guided by clinical signs and complementary examinations. Results: The prevalence of anaemia was 16.63%. The age group 12 to 23 months was the most represented. The children were predominantly male (56%). The anaemia was severe in 50%, moderate and mild in 50%. The anaemia was predominantly microcytic and hypochromic in 68%. Fever was the first reason for consultation in 75% and malaria was the main pathology in 56%. The mortality rate of anaemic patients was 3%. Conclusion: Anemia is a real problem among children in commune II. The main etiology was malaria. Strengthening malaria prevention could reduce its incidence.","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132199843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Study of Speech Acts on Joe Biden’s Victory Speech in the US Presidential Election 2020","authors":"Wisasongko Wisasongko, Zahrotul Uyun, Hadi Sampurna","doi":"10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i05.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijll.2023.v06i05.001","url":null,"abstract":"This study focuses on the phenomenon of speech acts in Joe Biden’s victory speech in the US presidential election 2020. There are 30 selected utterances taken from Joe Biden’s victory speech. This study applies a qualitative method. Moreover, the data in this study are in the form of utterances which contain speech acts. The analysis begins by classifying the types of speech acts used by Joe Biden in his victory speech using Searle’s theory of speech acts (1976), and the theory of context by Brown and Yule (1983). In total there are 30 utterances; 11 utterances are representative, 7 utterances are directive, 6 utterances are commissive, 5 utterances are expressive, and 1 utterance is declarative. The second research question is to reveal the implied meanings of the speech acts used by Joe Biden in his victory speech. The results of this study show that the implied meanings from Joe Biden’s utterances in his victory speech are about the commitments he will carry out in the future and to convince the audience of his sincerity in running for president of the United States of America by presenting the great programs he will run when in office and stresses the importance of unity in building and moving the nation forward.","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126192962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mint (Mentha): A Herb and Used as a Functional Ingredient","authors":"Muhammad Kamran Arshad, I. Fatima, Waheed Ahmad, Sufyan Ellahi, Mohsin Mumtaz, Muhammad Usman Akhtar, Muhammad Salman Aslam, Waqas Ali Siddique","doi":"10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i03.003","url":null,"abstract":"Health never goes out of trend. There is increased interest in alternative medicines particularly those obtained from plants. Functional foods have the ability to prevent or lessen the severity of symptoms of disease. The world is gaining its interest in treatment through natural sources like foods and medicinal plants. Herbal medicines have already been utilized by various cultures around the world for several therapies including chronic pain, malaria, heart conditions, warts, skin diseases and bowel disorders. The need for functional foods is anticipated to increase as a result of three factors: changing laws, increased health care expenses, and scientific discoveries. Mint is a member of the Lamiaceae family. Mint is an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, phenolic compounds, dietary fiber and antioxidants. Mint is a mysterious herb because of its many unknown aspects through which it promotes good health that should be revealed. Mint is a rich source of Iron. Alkaloids, steroids, and tannins are among phytoconstituents found in mint essential oils that prevent the absorption of sugars and flavonoids.","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133776853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epidemiological-Clinical Aspects of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections in Children from 2 to 15 Years at the Nianankoro Fomba Hospital in Ségou","authors":"K. A, C. N, T. A, S. B, K. M, T. H, B. H, D. M, C. S, K. I. I, S. A, T. T, K. A, K. Ogobara, B. A, B. B","doi":"10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i03.001","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Bacterial urinary tract infection is the microbial invasion of symptomatic urine and inflammation of the structures of the urinary tree. The aim of our work was to study the epidemiological and clinical aspects of bacterial urinary tract infections in children aged 2 to 15 years at the Nianankoro Fomba Hospital in Ségou. Material and Method: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of bacterial urinary tract infections in 2 to 15 year olds at Nianankoro Fomba Hospital in Ségou from September 2018 to August 2019. Results: During our study period on 2111 children between 2 and 15 years old admitted to the ward, we collected 71 cases of bacterial urinary tract infections, a hospital frequency of 3.36%. There was a male predominance with a sex ratio of 2.33. The age group of 2 to 5 years predominated with 52.11%. Urine strips were used in all patients with a positivity rate of 98.4%. On cytobacteriological examination of urine there was leukocyturia in 86% and hematuria in 85.6% of cases, at culture there was a predominance of Escherichia coli in 54.7%. The most common diagnosis was pyelonephritis with 53.5%, the most frequently used antibiotics were amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid in 50.70%. The cure rate was 97.05% of cases; however two patients or 2.65% had acute complications to kidney abscess type. Conclusion: Bacterial urinary tract infection is a common pathology in pediatrics. Our study made it possible to approach this pathology in a global way, which mainly affects infants and young children in whom diagnosis remains difficult given the non-specificity of clinical signs. The cure is almost total however complications can occur requiring multidisciplinary management.","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130185475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epidemiological-Clinical Features of Anemia in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months Hospitalized in the Pediatrics Department of Nianankoro Fomba Hospital in Ségou","authors":"K. A, C. N, T. A, S. B, K. M, T. H, B. H, D. M, C. S, K. I. I, S. A, T. T, K. A, K. Ogobara, B. A, B. B","doi":"10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i03.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i03.002","url":null,"abstract":"According to the WHO, anemia affects 64.6% of children under the age of 5 on the African continent, representing more than 90 million children. In Mali, 82% of children aged 6 to 59 months have anemia. Objective: This work aimed to study anemia in children aged 6 to 59 months hospitalized in the pediatrics department of the Nianankoro FOMBA hospital in Ségou. Materials and Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study in children aged 6 to 59 months from January 1 to December 31, 2019 at the pediatrics department of the Nianankoro Fomba Hospital in Ségou. Results: We collected a sample of 316 cases of anemia out of a total of 1,316 hospitalized children, an overall frequency of 24%. The most affected age group was 25-59 months with an average age of 32 months. The sex ratio was 1.2. Farming fathers and out-of-school mothers were the most common at 72.5% and 97.5%, respectively. Most cases of anemia occurred during the winter period with a peak in October of 35.12%. The most talked about reason for consultation was fever. Severe anemia was the most common at 74% with 81% hypochrome anemia. The use of transfusion was 90.8%. The mortality rate was 11.4% with a cure rate of 85.4%. Deaths were strongly related to severe anemia. Conclusion: Anemia has multifactorial cause. Strong parental involvement in integrated activities to combat malaria, malnutrition and parasitosis will help reverse the trend.","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128955761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Functional Results of Small Incision Cataract Surgery at the Nianankoro FOMBA Hospital in Segou, a Second Reference Centre in Mali","authors":"A. Coulibaly, M. Togo, M. Keita, A. Kassogué, C. O. Konare, B. Touré, A. Napo, M. Sidib, A. Dembelé, S. Koné, K. Haïdara, B. Dramé, B. Samake, T. Traoré, D. Coulibaly, H. Toungara, A. Singuépiré, A. Sanogo, A. Kodio, A. Bah, N. Guirou, A. Dougnon, S. Bakayoko, J. Thera, S. Bamani","doi":"10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i02.002","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Cataract is the leading cause of curable blindness in the world. Its treatment is surgical. The aim was to evaluate the functional results of cataract surgery in a second referral centre in Mali (Nianankoro FOMBA Hospital in Ségou) with reference to the quality standards of the World Health Organisation. Patients and methods: Prospective descriptive study conducted between October 2018 and September 2019 in the ophthalmology department of the Nianankoro FOMBA hospital in Ségou, in patients aged 40 years and over with cataract. Results: During the study, 954 eyes were operated on, of which 522 (54.7%) were female. The average age was 64.28 years. The occupation of housewife was 52.7%. The main reason for consultation was the decrease in visual acuity with 96.1%. Hypertension and diabetes were 20.1% and 5.7% respectively. The initial uncorrected distance visual acuity was less than 1/10 in 94.2% of cases. At 30 days postoperatively, the good, average and poor results were respectively 82.92%, 12.01% and 5.06% without optical correction, decreasing to 92.56%, 4.51% and 2.93% respectively after optical correction. Discussion: These results met the World Health Organization standards which recommend a value greater than or equal to 80% without correction and greater than 90% with correction for good results and a value of less than 5% for poor results with correction. Conclusion: Cataract surgery with Phaco A is a simple solution that gives good results and is well adapted to our socio-economic context.","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133494421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In Vivo Evaluation of Analgesic Activities of Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax and Tragia benthamii Bak","authors":"A. Christy","doi":"10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i02.001","url":null,"abstract":"An analgesic is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve analgesia, relief from pain without loss of consciousness. Pain is one of the devastating health problems commonly treated with medicinal plants. Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax (Family Dioscoreaceae) is one of the popular species of yam, usually found in Africa and mostly consumed in West Africa. Tragia benthamii Bak. is an herbaceous twining or trailing plant which belongs to the Euphobiaceae family. The plant is indigenous to Ivory Coast extending wide spread across Africa including Nigeria. This study investigated the analgesic activities of Dioscorea dumetorum and Tragia benthamii leaves’ methanol extract on mice. Acetic acid-induced writhing method was engaged. Thirty-two (32) healthy and energetic mice were grouped into eight (8) of four (4) mice. Indomethacin (25 mg/kg) was administered to the positive control group, negative control group received distilled water (10 ml/kg) while each extract treatment groups received 50, 100, 200 mg/kg respectively. Analgesic activities of the plants’ extract were assessed by counting the number of writhes for 30 minutes after a latency period of 5 minutes. Reduction in the number of writhes as compared to the control groups was considered as evidence for analgesic potential of the plants. In this study, the positive control (Indomethacin), D. dumetorum and T. benthamii significantly decreased the mean number of abdominal constrictions or writhes in a dose dependent manner following the order of 200>100>50 mg/kg. The result showed that the potency of the two plants’ extract was superior to that of Indomethacin but T. benthamii (200 mg/kg) exhibited higher analgesic activity. Values of reduction time in writhing were significantly different (P<0.05) among the treatments. This research revealed effective potential analgesic effects of D. dumetorum and T. benthamii which could be attributed to the presence of phytochemicals in them. Therefore, further studies to explain their mechanisms of action should be conducted to aid the discovery of new therapeutic agents for the treatment of pains.","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"605 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131881972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Place of Lalle (Henna) in the Hausa Sociocultural and Tradimedical Practices","authors":"Dr. Musa Fadama Gummi, Abu-Ubaida Sani","doi":"10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i01.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i01.002","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explored the sociocultural, tradimedical, and religious relevance of henna in the Hausa land. The scope is limited to the old Sokoto province, now comprising three states. The research employed a survey method to obtain data from two strata sampled populations through one-to-one interviews. The research has found henna to be a shrub of enormous value and great relevance in the Hausa culture. That includes its relevance and values in different domains of life, including health, religion, as well as socio-economic dealings. However, despite the numerous uses of the henna plant in Hausa culture, it is observed that henna plant cultivation has greatly reduced. Its usage is almost substituted with modern artificial products. It is gradually getting extinct as its cultivation has greatly reduced in most areas of the region (Sokoto province). The paper finally suggested among others that the government and other relevant parastatals should see to the reviving and modernizing the traditional practices, including by supporting the local farmers, conducting clinical research on the product, as well as technologically processing it.","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"50 1-3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114034514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Garlic Extract Enhances the Peripheral Blood Cellular Immune Responses in Male ICR Mice","authors":"A. Khalil, Zainab M. Maher","doi":"10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i01.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sijtcm.2023.v06i01.001","url":null,"abstract":"We investigated the effects of garlic extract on the peripheral blood immune cells in mice treated with the extract for twenty days. The study was carried out on ten male ICR mice. The mice were divided into two groups. The control group received a distilled water and garlic extract group in which the mice received garlic extract at a dose of 500 mg/kg. b.w, for twenty days. Blood samples were collected on day ten and day twenty post inoculation (p.i) for differential leucocytic count (WBCs count and Lymphocytes %) and flowcytometric analysis. In comparison to the control group, garlic extract treatment induced a significant increase in WBCs count and lymphocytes percentage on day 10 and day 20 p.i. Furthermore, garlic extract administration to the experimental mice caused significant increase in the expression percentage of CD4, CD8 and γ-δ T cells when analyzed by flowcytometry on day 10 and increased dramatically on day 20 p.i. The WBCs count and lymphocytes percentage as well as the percentage of the expressed cells increased on day 20 more than their levels on day 10 p.i with a fixed dose of garlic extract. In conclusion, inoculation of garlic extract induced an increase in the immune responses of the cellular immunity in the peripheral blood circulation of mice. Scholars Middle East Publishers","PeriodicalId":244854,"journal":{"name":"Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117070579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}