dc.contributor.author | Mwangi, P.W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-22T11:51:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-22T11:51:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master of science in medical physiology | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/24442 | |
dc.description.abstract | Rhamnus prinoidesL 'Heril is an evergreen shrub that grows widely at high
altitudes (up to 21OOmabove sea level). The object of this study was to evaluate
the cognitive effects of freeze-dried extracts of this plant. The cognitive function
of twenty healthy subjects (10 male and 10 female) all aged between 19 and 45
years was assessed using various neuropsychological assessment tests. The tests
were carried out before and after administration of placebo or extract in a single blind
randomized crossover study. The neuropsychological tests used in the
experiment were the following; a)stroop test, b)the Trail making test, c)the
Category test, d)the Delay-go test, e)memmatch, f)immrecall test. Citric acid
was used as placebo in this study | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | The evaluation of the cognitive effects of rhamnus prinoides; a single-blind randomized crossover trial | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Department of medical physiology university of Nairobi | en |