Annotation: The aim of the study is to investigate the erosion of degraded brown soils used mainly under grain crops in the Shamakhi region, south-east of the Greater Caucasus, and erosion of moderately eroded species to the soil fertility parameters.

Historic preservation or conservation is a distinct and important aspect of physical planning developed as a result of disturbances or threats to structures or sites of historic importance or master pieces of architecture. Conservation seeks to enhance, preserve and retain the symbols of the past. In many ways, the planning and preservation movement in Cameroon have had similar but separate patterns of institutional development. Although the town planning profession is older and more refined than the preservation movement, there is a shared concern for the quality of the built environment. This paper has attempted to look at the concept of cultural properties and examined the classification criteria, attributes, as well as methods of managing cultural properties in Cameroon, with a view of making suggestions of creating a theoretical framework/policy on how historic preservation in physical development planning could be enhanced in future. The objectives of this paper are to appraise and synthesise cultural values of historic properties and to identify how the current perspective of managing facilities in Cameroon influences the conservation process in order to conserve cultural values of historic properties. A literature review and “practices” in Cameroon as well as surveys have informed the basis for this paper. Findings from the results showed that for a theoretical framework/policy for cultural values of historic properties to be developed, there must be integration and linkages of cultural values of historic properties with management of facilities in the conservation of historic properties in Cameroon. To embrace the issue of preservation of cultural properties, there is the need to acquire the necessary technical, legal and institutional framework and information.

Medicinal plants have shown to posses some biological constituents that have significant effect in man. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of herbal mixture (Goko Cleanser) on the liver of adult female Wistar rats. A total of twenty five animals weighing 160g - 280g were used. The rats were randomly selected into five groups of five (5) each. The groups were designed as group 1-5. Group 1 served as control group, group 2 took 1000mg/kg of the herbal mixture, group 3 took 1500mg/kg of the herbal mixture, group 4 took 2000mg/kg and group 5 took 4000mg/kg. The results show that Goko Cleanser herbal mixture possesses tannin, saponin and flavonoids as its phytochemical constituents. The AST and ALT level showed significant (P<0.05) increase among the test groups when compared to the control group. The food intake was measured daily. Result from food intake in week 1 showed that there was no significant (P>0.05) increase in the test groups when compared to the control group. In week 2, there was significant (P<0.05) decrease in group 4 and 5, while there was no significant (P>0.05) increase in group 2; and no significant (P>0.05) decrease in group 3 compared to the control group. In week 3, there was a significant (P<0.05) decrease in food intake in the treated groups when compared to the control group; and there was a significant (P<0.05) decrease in body weight in groups 2, 4 and 5 while group 3 had no significant (P>0.05) decrease. Hence, the results from this study show that Goko Cleanser herbal mixture possesses dose-dependent toxic effect on the liver.

Medicinal plants have shown to posses some biological constituents that have significant effect in man. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of herbal mixture (Goko Cleanser) on the kidney of adult female Wistar rats. A total of twenty five animals weighing 160g - 280g were used. The rats were randomly selected into five groups of five (5) each. The groups were designed as group 1-5. Group 1 served as control group, group 2 took 1000mg/kg of the herbal mixture, group 3 took 1500mg/kg of the herbal mixture, group 4 took 2000mg/kg and group 5 took 4000mg/kg. The results show that Goko Cleanser herbal mixture possesses tannin, saponin and flavonoids as its phytochemical constituents. The food intake was measured daily. Result from food intake in week 1 showed that there was no significant (P>0.05) increase in the test groups when compared to the control group. In week 2, there was significant (P<0.05) decrease in group 4 and 5, while there was no significant (P>0.05) increase in group 2; and no significant (P>0.05) decrease in group 3 compared to the control group. In week 3, there was a significant (P<0.05) decrease in food intake in the treated groups when compared to the control group; and there was a significant (P<0.05) decrease in body weight in groups 2, 4 and 5 while group 3 had no significant (P>0.05) decrease. Histopathological findings of the liver showed a lobular inflammation, mild necrosis and some mild haemorrhage in all the test groups when compared to the control group. Hence, the results from this study show that Goko Cleanser herbal mixture possesses dose-dependent toxic effect on the Liver. PDF PUBLISHED 2018-10-28 ISSUE Vol 2 No 05 (2018): INTERNATIONAL INVENTION OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SECTION