Analysis of Plant Diversity and Importance Value Index in Central Ethiopian Agroforestry Systems [PDF]
ScientificaDespite offering multiple benefits, agroforestry practices have declined due to uncertain landownership, population growth, and limited awareness and scientific data. This study aimed to investigate the composition, diversity, and importance value index (
Admasu Moges
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Phytochemistry, Ethnomedicinal Uses and Pharmacological Properties of Rhamnus prinoides: A Review
International Journal of Secondary Metabolite, 2021 Rhamnus prinoides L’Herit belongs to Rhamnaceae family widely distributed in India, Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. In Ethiopia it is commonly known as Gesho (Amharic, Tigrigna and Afan Oromo), Gishe (Guragegna) and Geshu (Agewgna). Decoction of the leaves is recommended as remedy for treatment of variety of diseases such as back pain, malaria ...
Gashaw NİGUSSİE +6 more
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Meketewa District, northwestern Ethiopia [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTraditional medicinal plants remain vital healthcare resources for rural communities, particularly in areas with limited access to modern medical services.
Fentaye Kassawmar +3 more
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Electrospray liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of the leaf extract of Rhamnus prinoides [PDF]
Phytochemical Analysis, 1999 Three naphthalenic derivatives, four flavonoids and two of the four anthraquinones previously isolated from the leaves of Rhamnus prinoides were successfully ionised under electrospray ionisation conditions. These compounds were subsequently detected in the leaf extract of the plant using electrospray liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–ESI–MS).
M. M. Nindi +3 more
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Toxicological Evaluation of Aqueous Extracts of Clematis hirsuta and Rhamnus prinoides
Qeios, 2023 _Clematis hirsuta_ leaves and _Rhamnus prinoides_ roots have a long history of medicinal use in Nyeri County, Kenya. However, there is no evidence to back up their safety. The acute and subacute toxicity of _Clematis hirsuta_ aqueous leaf and _Rhamnus prinoides_ aqueous root extracts in _Wistar_ rats was investigated in this study.
Caroline Wanjiku Kinuthia +4 more
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DPPH radical scavenging activity of extracts from Rhamnus prinoides [PDF]
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2019 Hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts from leaves and stem-bark of Rhamnus prinoides were evaluated for their antioxidant activity by DPPH radical scavenging assay. The leaves extracts showed scavenging activity ranging from 03.33±0.89 to 55.03±3.40 µg mL-1 while the stem-bark extracts showed relatively strong scavenging activity ...
Karuppiah Pillai Manoharan +2 more
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Farmers’ traditional knowledge on seasonal frost management and their tree preferences in frost affected highlands of Amhara region, Ethiopia [PDF]
HeliyonExtreme environmental conditions, such as high temperature, frost, low humidity and desiccating winds, are the main causes for the failure of plantation forests in Ethiopia.
Yeshifana Alemneh Mengesha +8 more
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Phytochemical Content and Antidiabetic Properties of Most Commonly Used Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants of Kenya. [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Traditional medicinal plants have been used for decades in folk medicines in the treatment and management of several ailments and diseases including diabetes, pain, ulcers, cancers, and wounds, among others.
Muema FW +3 more
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HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibition by Major Compounds in a Kenyan Multi-Herbal Composition (CareVid™): In Vitro and In Silico Contrast [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2021 CareVid is a multi-herbal product used in southwest Kenya as an immune booster and health tonic and has been anecdotally described as improving the condition of HIV-positive patients.
Winnie Rotich +5 more
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Anthracene derivatives of rhamnus prinoides
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 1988 Bull.Chem.Soc.Ethiop.,2(1), 15-20 (1988).
Berhanu Abegaz, Ermias Dagne
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