Diarrhoeal illness remains a key global health problem causing 15% of deaths among children under five years age. This study evaluated the antidiarrhoeal activity Terminalia catappa aqueous stem bark extract on albino rats. Antidiarrhoeal T. was assessed by measuring stool inhibition, gastrointestinal motility and castor oil-induced enteropooling. Thirty (30) rats were divided into 6 groups 5 e...

Staphylococcus aureus dikenal sebagai bakteri yang kerap kali menyebabkan penyakit akibat infeksi pada saluran pernafasan di Indonesia. Bakteri ini diketahui telah mengalami resistensi terhadap beberapa antibiotik. Resistensi S. dapat ditanggulangi dengan mengembangkan antibiotik alami salah satunya berasal dari tumbuhan ketapang. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ialah untuk menganalisa perbandin...

ThebraconidparasitoidFopiusarisanus(Sonan)(Hymenoptera:Braconidae)isacandidate for augmentative biological control of tephritid fruit ßies. In the Puna district of Hawaii Island, F. arisanus parasitized 41Ð72% of oriental fruit ßies, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), in wild common guava, Psidium guajava L.; strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum Sabine; and tropical almond, Terminalia catappa L. In...

Seed germination and seedling growth performance of Maesopsis eminii Terminalia catappa under different water soaking treatments were evaluated for 120 days nursery conditions. A total 1400 seeds pre-treated with hot (95oC) cold (ambient temperature) by 12, 24 48 hours a control no soaking. The sown directly into polythene pots filled uniform medium (top forest soil, sand clay soilmixed in rati...