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Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxic Effects of Crude Extract and Fractions of Securidaca longipendiculata Root

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research
Natural products represent an important source of pharmacologically active secondary metabolites with wide therapeutic relevance.  Their extensive use in traditional healthcare systems is largely attributed to their diverse bioactive constituents and ...
Maimuna Umar Umar, Muazu Umar, Zinatudeen Jamiu Muhammed, Zulfadli Suleiman   +3 more
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Screening of Plants Used as Traditional Anticancer Remedies in Mkuranga and Same Districts, Tanzania, Using Brine Shrimp Toxicity Bioassay

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Background. Inadequate specialized cancer hospitals and high costs are contributing factors that delay cancer patients from accessing health care services in Tanzania. Consequently, majority of patients are first seen by Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) before they access specialized services.
Daniel Z. Matata, Olipa D. Ngassapa, Francis Machumi, Mainen J. Moshi, Vincenzo De Feo   +4 more
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Potential of Traditional Knowledge of Plants in the Management of Arthropods in Livestock Industry with Focus on (Acari) Ticks

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Antitick plants and related ethnoknowledge/ethnopractices with potential for integrated tick control and management strategies to improve livestock production are reviewed. About 231 plants reviewed showed a variety of bioactive properties, namely, being toxic, repellent, antifeedant, and antiovipositant and ability to immobilize target tick species ...
Wycliffe Wanzala, José L. Rios
wiley   +1 more source

Bio-activities of Powders four plants against Prostephanus truncatus Horn. (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Tribolium Castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) [PDF]

, 2014
The effect of the dry powders of the roots and leaves of Ocimum canum, Zanthoxylum xanthoxyloides, Moringa oleifera and Securidaca  longipedunculata on the survival of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn)  (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Tribolium castaneum ...
Eziah, VY, Buxton, T, Owusu, O
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Woody and Herbaceous Species Diversity Respond Differently to Environmental Variables in Semiarid Areas in Ghana

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2025.
In the drylands of Ghana, the relative importance of various environmental drivers for plant species composition and diversity is still poorly understood and this affects the identification and implementation of appropriate management strategies.
Reginald T. Guuroh, Bertrand F. Nero, Fousseni Folega, Kwame A. Oduro, Fred Kalanzi, Gloria K. Adeyiga, Adu‐Gyamfi Asamoah, Mark Appiah, Miracle Obeng, E. Amponsah   +9 more
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Anti-inflammatory activity of extracts of root bark of <i>Securidaca longipedunculata</i> fres (polygalaceae)

, 2005
The effect of extract and fractions of the root bark of Securidaca longipedunculata Fres (Polygalaceae) on acute inflammation was evaluated. Solvent extraction yielded the crude methanol extract (ME) while solvent–guided extraction yielded a petroleum ...
Ezugworie, U, Okoli, CO, U Ezugworie, CO Okoli, Akah, PA, PA Akah   +5 more
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Inventory of medicinal plants used in the treatment of diseases that limit milk production of cow in Benin

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2017
Objective: This study aimed to make an inventory of animal diseases that affect milk production and the plants locally used against these diseases. Materials and methods: A survey was carried out from April to August 2013 in 41 farms in department of ...
Nestor Dénakpo Noudèkè, Ignace Dotché, Gbênagnon Serge Ahounou, Issaka Youssao Abdou Karim, Souaïbou Farougou   +4 more
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Efficacy of Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen (Polygalaceae) against Two Standard Isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review, 2020
Aim: A study was carried out to determine the in vitro antibacterial activity of ethanol extract of root and bark of Securidaca longipedunculata against two standard isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae NO.0296 and WHO- K. Materials and Methods: Plant materials were collected and dried at room temperature, followed by ethanol extraction using a rotary ...
Makinia, Wekesa Euginia, Ojunga, Michaiah, Ayayo, Z. Ngalo Otieno-   +2 more
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Plant‐Based Biosynthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: An Update on Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activity

ChemBioEng Reviews, Volume 11, Issue 6, December 2024.
When it comes to finding novel ways to battle newly developing pathogenic strains and illnesses, nanoparticles are the first line of defense. Plant‐based nanoparticles are showing more significance over chemically or physically synthesized nanoparticles. Several plant species and their constituent parts have found several applications in medicine. They
Shruti Nandkishor Tanwar, Yatish R. Parauha, Yogesh There, Hendrik C. Swart, Sanjay J. Dhoble   +4 more
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Effects of aqueous crude extract of <i>Securidaca longipedunculata</i> on the uteri and ilea of rats and rabbits

, 2007
The aqueous extracts of Securidaca longipedunculata were investigated in vitro and in vivo in rats and rabbits. This study compares primarily the pharmacological actions of the root, stem and leaf extracts. The aqueous extracts (leaves, stem and root) of
A H Yaro, Wannang, N N, E B Ezenwanne, Yaro, A H, Anuka, J A, Alawode, S J, J A Anuka, S J Alawode, N N Wannang, Ezenwanne, E B   +9 more
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