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African Herbal Remedies with Antioxidant Activity: A Potential Resource Base for Wound Treatment
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 The use of traditional herbal remedies as alternative medicine plays an important role in Africa since it forms part of primary health care for treatment of various medical conditions, including wounds. Although physiological levels of free radicals are essential to the healing process, they are known to partly contribute to wound chronicity when in ...
Mary Gulumian +3 more
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Antimicrobial Glycosides and Derivatives from Roots of Picralima nitida
International Journal of Chemistry, 2011 Phytochemical screening was performed on the roots of Picralima nitida, resulting in the isolation of three new coumestan glycosides, 3-hydroxy-9-methoxy-2-[2’(E)-3’-methyl-4’-O-?-D-galactopyranosylbutenyl]-8- isoprenylcoumestan (1), 3-hydroxy-9-methoxy-2-[2’(E)-3’-methyl-4’-O-?-D-glucopyranosylbutenyl]-8-[2”(E) -3”-methyl-4”-oxobutenyl]coumestan (2 ...
Kouam Jacques +4 more
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Journal of Food Biochemistry, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Oilseeds native to sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) represent a nutritionally and economically significant yet underutilized resource for enhancing food and nutrition security. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the nutritional composition, bioactive constituents, and processing technologies associated with indigenous SSA oilseeds, highlighting their
Isaac Amoah +11 more
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International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 We investigated the antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory effects of a 70% v/v ethanol extract of the stem bark of Antrocaryon micraster on murine models of carrageenan‐induced pleurisy and paw oedema. Rat pleural fluid was analysed for volume, protein content, and leucocytes, while lung histology was assessed for damage.
Leslie B. Essel +5 more
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Crude extracts from a medicinal Tunisian plant, Pergularia tomentosa L., were the investigated natural material. Butanolic extract of roots analyzed with IR spectra revealed the presence of hydroxyl, alcoholic, and carboxylic groups and sugars units. Analysis of some secondary metabolites, total phenolic, flavonoids, flavonols, and procyanidins, was ...
Imen Lahmar +4 more
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Comparative Study of the Antioxidant Activity of Holarrhena Floribunda and Picralima Nitida
Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2021 Picralima nitida (Stapf) T.Durand & H.Durand and Holarrhena floribunda (G.Don) T.Durand & Schinz are West and Central African plant species belonging to the Apocynaceae family. These two plants are used in traditional Ivorian medicine to treat hypertension, urinary tract infections, diarrhea, gonorrhea, malaria and diabetes.
Alida Edwige Odoh +4 more
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 The mechanism of action of the antidiabetic capacity of Momordica charantia is still under investigation. Here, we assessed phytochemical compositions, antioxidant activity, and effects of total and filtered fruit and leafy stem juices of Momordica charantia on human T cell proliferation and differentiation through quantification of Th1/Th2 cytokines ...
Rufine Fachinan +9 more
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Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2017 In search for medicinal plants with renowned reputation of contraceptive and fertility-modulating ability, this work was designed to evaluate the effects of ethanolic fruit extract of Picralima nitida on conception and oestrogenicity using twentyone ...
Edmund MBEGBU +2 more
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Original mechanisms of antipsychotic action by the indole alkaloid alstonine (Picralima nitida)
Phytomedicine, 2015 Alstonine is the major component of plant based remedies that traditional psychiatrists use in Nigeria. Alstonine is an indole alkaloid that has an antipsychotic experimental profile comparable with that of clozapine and is compatible with the alleged effects in mental patients.
Linck, Viviane M. +6 more
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The BioscientistOver the years, humans have relied on traditional medicine to meet their health needs. In the past, researches into medicinal plants led to the isolation of compounds: quinine and artemisinin, still used in modern medicine for malaria treatment.
Uchenna Blessing Alozieuwa
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