Antidiabetic efficacy of methanolic extract of the leaves of Tetracera Indica Merr. (Dilleniaceace) in alloxan induced diabetic rats by S. Dogarai, Bashar Bello, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Umar, Abdulrashid

“…Introduction: Tetracera indica Merr., (mempelas paya) is used in Malaysia and other parts of South-Asia as a folk medicine to treat fever, flu, skin rashes, itching, piles, mouth ulcer, diabetes, and insects bites. …”
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Integration of scientific knowledge into Islamic juridical work the search for a unified legislative framework by Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah

“…In consequence, in the recent past a great deal of juridical opinions (fatawa),at the behest of both individual jurists and official bodies, have piled up. However, a reflective survey of the existing literature reveals that when it comes to reconciling the scientific findings with the purport of textual imperatives, the jurists by and large go bipolar, namely, either accept them all in sundry or reject them in totality. …”
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Anti-inflammatory action of components from Melastoma malabathricum by Md Pisar, Mazura, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Mat Ali, Rasadah

“…Traditional medicinal uses include diarrhea, dysentery, ulcers, wound care, and piles. In the search for natural compounds useful against anti-inflammatory activity, a-amyrin, betulinic acid, and isolated flavonoids, including quercetin and quercitrin, were assessed in vitro by determining their inhibitory effects on platelet activating factor (PAF) binding to rabbit platelets using 3H-PAF as a ligand. …”
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