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Optimization of the native glucagon sequence for medicinal purposes.

BACKGROUND Glucagon is a life-saving medication used in the treatment of hypoglycemia. It possesses poor solubility in aqueous buffers at or near physiological pH values. At low and high pH, at which the peptide can be formulated to concentrations of a milligram or more per milliliter, the chemical integrity of the hormone is limited, as evidenced by the formation of multiple degradation-relate...

Alcohol use of older adults: drinking alcohol for medicinal purposes

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Antibacterial activity of South African plants used for medicinal purposes.

Crude extracts from 21 South African medicinal plants, traditionally used for ailments of an infectious or septic nature, were screened for in vitro antibacterial activity using the agar diffusion and dilution methods. Almost all the activity exhibited was against Gram-positive bacteria, with 12 of the 21 plant species tested showing some activity against Bacillus subtilis. Only the Warburgia s...

Alcohol use of older adults: drinking alcohol for medicinal purposes.

Phytopharmacological Assessment from Two Medicinal Plants Used for Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Purposes in Burkina Faso

The purpose of this investigation was to elucidate the anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of aqueous acetone extracts from Cienfuegosia digitata Cav; and Sida Alba L. in Swiss mice, with an aim to provide a scientific basis for the traditional use of these plants in the treatment of inflammation disorders. In antiinflammatory activity, the carrageenan-induced paw edema and oil cr...