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2025 School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Narrative Review of Plants in Neurodegenerative Disorders

Kibibi Wairimu H.

2025 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (EEJMMS) | Pp. 186-194

Neurodegenerative disorders (NDs), including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington’s disease, represent a major global health challenge due to progressive neuronal dysfunction and irreversible neurodegeneratio...

2025 School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Narrative review of plant-based adaptogens in stress management

Nambi Namusisi H.

2025 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (EEJMMS) | Pp. 177-185

Stress, a physiological and psychological response to internal and external challenges, can negatively impact health when chronic or excessive. Plant-based adaptogens are a class of herbal compounds that enhance the body’s resilience to stress by modulating n...

2025 Faculty of Science and Technology

Narrative Review of Malaria Vaccine Development Efforts

Kato Jumba K.

2025 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (EEJMMS) | Pp. 165-176

Malaria remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 247 million cases and 619,000 deaths in 2021, predominantly affecting children in sub-Saharan Africa. Efforts to develop an effective malaria vaccine have spanned over a century, with s...

2025 School of Pharmacy

Narrative Review of Herbal Nanomedicines

Bwanbale Geoffrey David

2025 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (EEJMMS) | Pp. 156-164

Herbal nanomedicine represents a rapidly evolving field that combines the therapeutic potential of plant-derived bioactive compounds with the technological advantages of nanocarriers. Traditional herbal formulations often face challenges such as poor solubili...

2025 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry

Narrative Review of Essential Oils in Infection Control

Omeye Francis I.

2025 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (EEJMMS) | Pp. 146-155

Essential oils (EOs) are complex mixtures of volatile compounds extracted from plants that have been historically employed for therapeutic and preventive purposes. Their antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties have g...

2025 Faculty of Science and Technology

Narrative review of bioactive peptides from plants

Mugisha Emmanuel K.

2025 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (EEJMMS) | Pp. 124-133

Bioactive peptides (BPs) are short amino acid sequences with significant health-promoting properties. Increasing evidence highlights plant-derived peptides as sustainable and safe alternatives to synthetic drugs and animal-based peptides, given their wide dis...

2025 School of Pharmacy

Membrane Redox Potentials as Determinants of Cancer Cell Survival and Therapy Resistance

Mukisa Ian Mugaiga

2025 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY (NIJPP) | Pp. 59-63

Membrane redox potentials represent a critical yet underexplored dimension of cancer biology. These potentials, generated across mitochondrial and plasma membranes through electron transport and redox-active enzymes, tightly regulate bioenergetics, reactive o...

2025 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Medicinal Plants in Wound Healing: Evidence Review

Odile Patrick Thalia

2025 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (EEJMMS) | Pp. 112-123

Wound healing is a complex biological process involving hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. Medicinal plants, used since antiquity, remain a primary therapeutic option in many cultures due to their accessibility, affordability, and divers...

2025 School of Nursing Sciences

Medicinal Plants in Traditional Childbirth Practices

Apio Christine

2025 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (EEJMMS) | Pp. 102-111

Traditional childbirth practices remain a cornerstone of maternal healthcare in many parts of the world, where medicinal plants play a central role in managing pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery. Ethnobotanical knowledge, transmitted across generations...

2025 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry

Medicinal Plants for Respiratory Diseases

Nagm Eldeen Mohamed Abbker Idreis

2025 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (EEJMMS) | Pp. 95-101

Respiratory diseases remain a major global health challenge, accounting for millions of deaths annually, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Conventional therapies, while effective, are often limited by adverse effects, high costs, and reduced a...