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Nutritional composition, Phytochemical analysis and Antioxidant capacity of Ethanol extract of Picralima nitida fruit (bark and pulp)

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2023
Picralima nitida (Apocynaceae) is an African pepper tree known for its medicinal benefits. This paper aims to investigate the nutritional composition, phytochemical analysis, and Antioxidant capacity of Ethanol extract of Picralima nitida fruit (bark ...
F. E. Olumese, P. A. Aihie, K. Oriakhi   +2 more
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Pharmacognostic Study and Hepatoprotective Activity of the Methanolic Extract and Fractions of Leaves of Picralima nitida Apocyanaceae

Sciences of Phytochemistry, 2023
Picralima nitida the only species in the genus Picralima belongs to the Apocyanaceae family. It is widely known for its medicinal purposes. The aim of the study was to investigate pharmacognostic parameters of the leaf and evaluate the hepatoprotective ...
Akinlade Mary Ololade, Fredrick Chinedu Anowi, Ejiofor InnocentMary IfedibaluChukwu, Ajaghaku Amara Anwuchaepe   +3 more
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Evaluation of Antimalarial Potential of Extracts from Alstonia boonei and Carica papaya in Plasmodium berghei‐Infected Mice

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Extracts of Alstonia boonei and Carica papaya are used in herbal medicine for the treatment of malaria. This work investigated the phytochemical, antioxidant, and antimalarial effects of hydromethanolic extracts of Alstonia boonei and Carica papaya.
Francis O. Atanu, Favour M. Idih, Charles O. Nwonuma, Helal F. Hetta, Salman Alamery, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Hicham Harhar   +6 more
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Free Radical Scavenging Activities of Methanol Extract and Fractions of Picralima nitida (Apoceanacea)

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2013
Picralima nitida commonly called picralima or pile plant is a tree or shrub with widely varied applications in West African folk medicine. The study evaluated the free radical scavenging activities of the crude methanol extract of Picralima nitida root ...
Osayemwenre Erharuyi, Abiodun Falodun
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SOME EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE BIOPREPARATION FROM Picralima nitida SEEDS EXTRACT AS ANTIDIABETIC AGENT [PDF]

Biotechnologia Acta, 2014
The study was aimed to investigate some untoward effects that could be associated with the use of P. nitida as hypoglycemic agent using some biochemical and histological evidences.
O. A. Akinloye, E. A. Balogun, S. O. Omotainse, O. O.Adeleye   +3 more
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Extract yield, dilution methods and antifungal potential of fruits of Picralima nitida (Stapf.) T. A. Durand & H. Durand

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2021
Today, despite its status as a key sector, agriculture faces many problems due to fungi and the use of synthetic pesticides. This study evaluated the antifungal potential of Picralima nitida fruits against Fusarium oxysporum.
Ghislain Comlan Akabassi, Elie Antoine Padonou, Edouard Jacques Kouadio Yao, Silue Nakpalo, Koffi Kibalou Palanga, Bidossèssi Eliane Juliette Assogbadjo, Martine Zandjanakou-Tachin, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo, Noël Guede Zirihi   +8 more
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Screening of the Seed of Picralima nitida for Hypoglycaemic Activity

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2007
The seed extract of picralima nitida was screened for hypoglycaemic activity. The hypoglycaemic activity was evaluated in both normoglycemic and alloxan-induced diabetic rats, using glibenclamide as a reference drug. In both normoglycaemic and alloxan diabetic groups, 250 mg kg(-1) of the extract, 5 mg kg(-1) glibenclamide and a mixture of the extract (
A C, Igboasoiyi, E E, Essien, O A, Eseyin, G, Ubam   +3 more
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Natural Products as Sources of Antimalarial Drugs: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies

Scientifica, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Ethnopharmacological Relevance. Malaria is one of the lethal diseases of man, contributing to about 17 million deaths annually, leading to sociocultural, economic, and health influences. Aim of the Study. The study explores the ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological appraisal of antimalarial plants used by people of Omu Aran, Ogbomoso, Ado Ekiti, and ...
Oluwole Solomon Oladeji, Abimbola Peter Oluyori, Deborah Temitope Bankole, Tokunbo Yemisi Afolabi, David P. Horvath   +4 more
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Larvicidal And Antifungal Properties Of Picralima Nitida (Apocynaceae) Leaf Extracts [PDF]

European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2012
The larvicidal and antifungal activities of ethanolic and aqueous leaf extracts of Picralima nitida were evaluated in static bioassays on 4th instar larvae of Anopheles gambiae and three fungal species: Aspergillus flavus, Candida albicans and Microsporum canis. All extractions were done using distilled water and 50% ethanol.
Ubulom Peace M. E., Imandeh N. G. , Udobi Chinweizu E. , IIya Ibrahim   +3 more
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Tartaric Acid‐Modified Holarrhena antidysenterica and Citrullus colocynthis Biowaste for Efficient Eradication of Crystal Violet Dye from Water

Journal of Chemistry, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Two novel adsorbents Holarrhena antidysenterica (HA) and Citrullus colocynthis (CC) were collected from native Pakistan and treated with tartaric acid. The adsorbents were characterized by Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR) and scanning electron microscopy, and their adsorptive behavior was studied against model cationic dye crystal violet
Sumaira Basharat, Rabia Rehman, Tariq Mahmud, Sara Basharat, Liviu Mitu, Hassan Arida   +5 more
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