The present work was focused on investigation of effect of solution concentration, contact time and pH variation on ability of the eucalyptus, neem and mango leaves in removing chromium ions form aqueous solution. The dried leaves were washed with deionised water, air-dried and ground using ball mill then sieved. The leaf powder was added to 1M stock metal ion solution made from potassium dichr...

The National Research Institutes’ 1992 report on neem anticipated that continuing research into the components of a tree known in India as a ―village pharmacy‖ would demonstrate useful cures for various ailments, but it’s unlikely that even the most optimistic researcher could have predicted the potentially life-saving treatments being identified now for preventing or treating multiple types ca...

Indian Neem tree is known for its pesticidal and medicinal properties for centuries. Structure elucidation of large number of secondary metabolites responsible for its diverse properties has been achieved. However, this data is spread over various books, scientific reports and publications and difficult to access. We have compiled and stored structural details of neem metabolites in NeeMDB, a d...

A study was planned to investigate the role of aqueous extract from Garlic (Allium sativum), Ginger (Zingiber officinale), Neem (Azadirachta indica) and Berberry (Berberis lycium) fed in-mix for their effect upon growth performance, immunomostimulant and anticoccidial in broilers. Two hundred and fourty chicks were randomly allocated in to four groups A, B, C and D, and further into two subgrou...

Some extracts from neem seeds/neem seed kernels can give satisfactory to good control of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), in cabbage and other crucifers. Water extracts prove most effective, sometimes even at low concentrations as low as 12.5 g of seed kernels per liter of water, provided the raw material contains sufficient azadirachtin. Neem could be developed into products suitabl...

We report a case of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) secondary to ingestion of Morinda coreia (Nonan) and Azadirachta indica (Neem) leaves extract in a nine months old child. This herbal extract is believed to accelerate weight gain in infants and is commonly used in South India.

BACKGROUND This paper reports on the use of a "neighborhood method" to measure the nature and incidence of violence against women and girls in post-conflict Liberia. METHODS The study population comprised females in Montserrado and Nimba counties. Study participants were randomly selected for interviews using multi-stage cluster sampling. 30 clusters of households were sampled in each county....

From the common cold that sweeps through neighborhoods every winter to AIDS, West Nile and avian flu, viral infections are among the most challenging facing researchers around the world. Neem has traditionally been used as an antiviral, and animal and laboratory research shows promising results. While researchers still have not pinpointed how neem works, it appears that compounds in neem may ma...

Two new butterfly species belonging to the genus Aphnaeus (Lycaenidae: Theclinae), A. mirabilis sp. n., A. nimbaensis sp. n. were found in the Nimba Mountains, Western Range, Liberia in February 2012. Both are illustrated and described in comparison with closely related species: A. flavescens Stempffer, 1954 and A. liberti Bouyer, 1996, respectively. Genitalia of the male holotype of A. nimbaen...