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Oxidative Stress Modulation by Cameroonian Spice Extracts in HepG2 Cells: Involvement of Nrf2 and Improvement of Glucose Uptake [PDF]

Metabolites, 2020
Oxidative stress plays a relevant role in the progression of chronic conditions, including cardiometabolic diseases. Several Cameroonian plants, including spices, are traditionally used as herbal medicines for the treatment of diseases where oxidative ...
Achille Parfait Atchan Nwakiban, Stefania Cicolari, Stefano Piazza, Fabrizio Gelmini, Enrico Sangiovanni, Giulia Martinelli, Lorenzo Bossi, Eugénie Carpentier-Maguire, Armelle Deutou Tchamgoue, Gabriel A. Agbor, Jules-Roger Kuiaté, Giangiacomo Beretta, Mario Dell’Agli, Paolo Magni   +13 more
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The effects of experimental conditions on extraction of polyphenols from African Nutmeg peels using NADESs-UAE: a multifactorial modelling technique [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Extraction of polyphenolic compounds from African nutmeg (Monodora myristica (Gaertn.)) peels using natural acidic deep eutectic solvents coupled to ultrasound-assisted extraction (NADESs-UAE) followed many factors at a time (MFAT) screening with ...
Udodinma Jude Okeke, Matteo Micucci, Dasha Mihaylova, Achile Cappiello   +3 more
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Differential Solvent Extraction on The Antioxidant Properties, and Phytochemical Compounds of Monodora myristica

Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 2018
Biochemical investigations were carried out to reveal the solvent differential as it affects the antioxidant properties and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of Monodora myristica. The M.
Okpoghono, J.*, Achuba, F.I. and George, B.O.
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Herbs Used in Antimalarial Medicines: A Study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2023
Background and Aim.Ghana is one of the many Sub‐Saharan African countries battling malaria. The disease is treated with orthodox medication as well as some home‐grown remedies, mainly from plants. This study sought to identify these local remedies being marketed, focusing on the active ingredients being used. Methods.
Nortey NND, Korsah S, Tagoe M, Apenteng JA, Owusu FA, Oppong J, Attah AE, Allotey S.   +7 more
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Bacteriological Profile of Diabetic Wounds at Laquintinie Hospital Douala and the Antimicrobial Potential of Spiced Fish (<i>Fontitrygon margarita</i>) Liver Oil Against Multiresistant Isolates. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int
This study investigates the bacteriological profile, antibiotic susceptibility, and potential natural treatment for diabetic wound infections at Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Cameroon. Over 2 months (June to July 2024), 75 diabetic patients with wounds were analyzed, revealing a 73.08% infection rate.
Djeukoua Djeuya E, Koualiagnigni JPM, Dongho Dongmo FF, Tchabong SR, Nanhou Nkepndep SD, Simo Noutsa B, Tchoupe AGT, Essola J, Ebelle Etame RM, Sameza ML.   +9 more
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Chronic Gastric Ulcer Healing Actions of the Aqueous Extracts of Staple Plant Foods of the North-West, Adamawa, and West Regions of Cameroon. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int, 2023
Aim. This study is aimed at establishing phenolic compound profile and assessing the possible antiulcer activities of aqueous extracts of some staple plant foods from the West and North‐West regions of Cameroon against chronic gastric ulcer models in rats. Materials and Methods. Phenolic constituents of extracts were evaluated using HPLC‐DAD.
Mikwangock HD, Tamfu AN, Amang AP, Siwe GT, Mezui C, Kucukaydin S, Enow-Orock EG, Tan PV.   +7 more
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Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo). [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2023
Background. People with diabetes, herbalists, and traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) from Kinshasa use plants to treat diabetes, but no study has inventoried the plants used by these populations. The present study was conducted to identify the plants used in Kinshasa to treat diabetes mellitus. Methods.
Chiribagula Valentin B, Ndjolo Philippe O, Mboni Henry M, Mushagalusa Kasali F.   +3 more
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Toward a phylogenomic classification of magnoliids. [PDF]

Am J Bot
Abstract Premise Magnoliids are a strongly supported clade of angiosperms. Previous phylogenetic studies based primarily on analyses of a limited number of mostly plastid markers have led to the current classification of magnoliids into four orders and 18 families. However, uncertainty remains regarding the placement of several families.
Helmstetter AJ, Ezedin Z, de Lírio EJ, de Oliveira SM, Chatrou LW, Erkens RHJ, Larridon I, Leempoel K, Maurin O, Roy S, Zuntini AR, Baker WJ, Couvreur TLP, Forest F, Sauquet H.   +14 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

LC-MS analysis of oils of Monodora myristica and Monodora tenuifolia and isolation of a novel cyclopropane fatty acid [PDF]

Natural Product Research, 2019
Seeds of Monodora myristica and M. tenuifolia were extracted with hexane and the extracts were subjected to column chromatography, LC-MS and NMR analysis. In addition to masses of previously isolated compounds, other masses corresponding to unidentified compounds from the plants were detected.
Al-Tannak, N.F., Khadra, Ibrahim, Igoli, N.P., Igoli, J.O.   +3 more
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Food, Feed, and Phytochemical Uses of Wild Edible Plants: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
There are approximately 679 wild edible plant species in Ethiopia, of which 286 are commonly consumed across different regions, indicating a diverse range of wild edible plant sources. Wild edible plants in Ethiopia are utilized for food, animal feed, and pharmaceutical purposes by communities across the country.
Rumicha TD, Belew S, Hasen G, Teka TA, Forsido SF.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources