Population Structure and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Tulu Korma Dry Afromontane Forest, West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. [PDF]
Scientifica (Cairo), 2023 A study was conducted on Tulu Korma afromontane forest to assess woody plant species’ population structure and natural regeneration status. Data were collected from 52 main quadrats of 400 m2 for mature woody species and 260 subplots of 25 m2 for seedlings and saplings.
Deressa D, Egigu MC, Sasikumar JM.
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Plants Used in Antivenom Therapy in Rural Kenya: Ethnobotany and Future Perspectives. [PDF]
J Toxicol, 2020 Snake envenomation is one of the neglected tropical diseases which has left an intolerable death toll and severe socioeconomic losses in Kenya. In a continued effort to identify some antiophidic East African botanical species, this study generated ethnobotanical information on antivenom plants reported in Kenya, with a view to identify potential ...
Omara T.
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Seasonal and Landscape-Driven Variations in Forage Resources of <i>Apis mellifera scutellata</i>: Implications for Pollination Sustainability and Colony Health in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe used DNA metabarcoding to identify nectar and pollen plant species supporting honey bee nutrition across different landscapes and seasons in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. Forage availability was influenced by landscape and season, with exotic species (67%) dominating over native ones (33%), raising concerns about colony health and how the occurrence ...
Chege M +4 more
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Ethnomedical Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine for Wound Healing in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, DR Congo. [PDF]
ScientificWorldJournalMedicinal plants used for wound healing in Lubumbashi have yet to be discovered. Inventory or profile of their taxa has yet to be established. The present study was carried out to survey the plants used in traditional medicine in Lubumbashi to treat wounds and to define their ethnomedical characteristics.
Valentin BC +6 more
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Antiproliferative Activity of T. welwitschii Extract on Jurkat T Cells In Vitro. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2015 Triumfetta welwitschii is a plant used traditionally for the treatment of fever and diarrhoea. Previous work has shown that T. welwitschii has antibacterial activity. The purpose of this study was to investigate T. welwitschii extract for anticancer activity against Jurkat T cells. The Jurkat T cell line is used to study acute T cell leukaemia.
Moyo B, Mukanganyama S.
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Determination of the Wound Healing Potentials of Medicinal Plants Historically Used in Ghana. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2017 The present study was carried out to investigate the wound healing potentials of 17 medicinal plants historically used in Ghana for wound healing. Warm and cold water extracts were prepared from the 17 dried plant species and tested in vitro in the scratch assay with NIH 3T3 fibroblasts from mice.
Freiesleben SH +3 more
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From Traditional Usage to Pharmacological Evidence: Systematic Review of Gunnera perpensa L. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2016 Gunnera perpensa is the only species of the genus Gunnera that has been recorded in Africa. Its leaves, rhizomes, roots, and stems are reported to possess diverse medicinal properties and used to treat or manage various human and animal diseases and ailments. Gunnera perpensa is an ingredient in many herbal concoctions and prescriptions which have been
Maroyi A.
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Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Local Tissue Damage Induced by Snake Venoms: An Overview from Traditional Use to Pharmacological Evidence. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2017 Snakebites are a serious problem in public health due to their high morbimortality. Most of snake venoms produce intense local tissue damage, which could lead to temporary or permanent disability in victims. The available specific treatment is the antivenom serum therapy, whose effectiveness is reduced against these effects.
Félix-Silva J +3 more
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Trends in Sciences, 2022 Continuous exploration of medicinal plants for bioactive constituents is essential since the availability and activities of these compounds speaks volume of their possible medicinal benefits. This study evaluated the proximate composition, phytochemical constituents and antioxidant potential of Triumfetta rhomboidea leaf extract. Extraction of aqueous (
Emmanuel Akintimehin +2 more
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TRIUMFETTA RHOMBOIDEA JACQ.- AN OVERVIEW
, 2020 Plants have been one of the important sources of medicine even since the dawn of humancivilization. Inspite of tremendous development in the field of allopathy during 20th century,plants still remain one of the major sources of drug in the modern as well as traditionalsystem of medicine throughout the world. Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
Charanjeet Singh +3 more
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