Gastrointestinal nematode infections pose a major threat to small ruminant production. is a helminth parasite that feeds on blood of small ruminant animals and causes anaemia, anorexia, loss of condition, and eventual death of the host animal. The parasite is particularly found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide [1]. In Nigeria and most developing countries, parasitic helminths cause...

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Cassia occidentalis Linn. is extensively used in the indigenous and folklore medicine systems to treat several illnesses. However adequate characterization of hypoglycemic activity of C.occidentalis has not yet been done. The scientific evaluation of its hypoglycemic activity was, therefore, explored and also compared with the effect of a standard hypoglycemic drug, Glibenclamide. In the presen...

Consumption of Cassia occidentalis (CO) seeds has been associated with the hepatomyoencephalopathy (HME) in children. Recently, we have characterized the toxic anthraquinones (AQs) such as Emodin, Rhein, Aloe-emodin, Chrysophanol and Physcion in CO seeds and detected these moieties in the bio fluids of CO poisoning cases. As AQs were detected in the serum of HME patients, their interaction with...

Three recent papers in IJMR have made a great impact on our clinical practice in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. We, in-charge of the paediatric division of the Government District Hospital of Saharanpur, have been under severe stress on account of the recurring annual outbreaks of unexplained acute brain disease in children, with very high (70-80%) mortality. National agencies including National In...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Recurrent annual outbreaks of acute encephalopathy illness affecting young children have been reported for several years in many districts of western Uttar Pradesh (UP). Our earlier investigations over three consecutive years (2002-2005) proved that these outbreaks were due to a fatal multi-system disease (hepatomyoencephalopathy syndrome) probably caused by some phytotox...