Prospection of plant-based bio-insecticides for mosquito vector control in Tanzania: A comprehensive review [PDF]
Parasite Epidemiology and ControlMosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, dengue, chikungunya, zika, and lymphatic filariasis, pose significant public health challenges in Tanzania.
Deokary Joseph Matiya
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International Journal of Secondary MetaboliteWarburgia ugandensis, which is one of the indigenous species of Ethiopia, is known for its wide range of biological activities. A series of drimane sesquiterpenoids have been isolated from the stem bark of the plant.
Christopher Suh, Zelalem Gizachew
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Antibacterial and antifungal activities of extracts of Zanthoxylum chalybeum and Warburgia ugandensis, Ugandan medicinal plants. [PDF]
Afr Health Sci, 2001 Measles is a killer disease of children in Uganda. The treatment of the disease is mainly directed at the secondary microbial infections. A large proportion of the population in Uganda still relies on the use of herbal remedies, which have been claimed to produce beneficial responses.
Olila D, Olwa-Odyek, Opuda-Asibo J.
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11α-Hydroxy muzigadiolide, a novel drimane sesquiterpene from the stem bark of warburgia ugandensis
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2000 The stem bark of Warburgia ugandensis provided a new drimane sesquiterpene 11-hydroxy muzigadiolide whose structure was elucidated on the basis of spectral measurements.
John M. Ndegwa, Mohamed S. Rajab
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Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Sexual Dysfunction, Infertility and Improving Virility in the East African Community: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2023 Sexual disorders such as erectile dysfunction (ED), sterility, and sexual inappetence represent some of the complex reproductive challenges that require addressing the underlying causes. The aim of this paper was to systematically synthesize literature on the ethnobotany, phytochemistry, bioactivities, and safety of plants used as remedies for managing
Kyarimpa C +6 more
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Screening extracts of Zanthoxylum chalybeum and Warburgia ugandensis for activity against measles virus (Swartz and Edmonston strains) in vitro. [PDF]
Afr Health Sci, 2002 A large proportion of the population in Uganda still relies on the use of plant extracts for treatment of various ailments. This study tested the claimed efficacy of some plants in the treatment of measles. In vitro antiviral assays were performed on extracts of two medicinal plants (Warburgia ugandensis and Zanthoxylum chalybeum) using measles virus ...
Olila D, Olwa-Odyek, Opuda-Asibo J.
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Safety and Efficacy of Medicinal Plants Used to Manufacture Herbal Products with Regulatory Approval in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2022 Introduction. The Uganda National Drug Authority requires phytochemical screening, freedom from microbial contamination, and evidence of safety and efficacy of the constituent plants to register herbal products. Since Uganda has no pharmacopeia, safety, efficacy, and plant processing information are not readily available.
Kaggwa B +10 more
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LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY OF THE METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF Warbugia ugadensis SEED OIL ON Aedes aegypti
Journal of Science, Innovation and Creativity, 2022 Mosquito is a vector implicated with Vector-borne diseases such as malaria (Anopheles’ species) dengue (Aedes species) and west Nile fever (Culex species).
JudyAnn Matura +2 more
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, 2022 Published as part of Zhou, Ya-Dong, Mwachala, Geoffrey, Hu, Guang-Wan & Wang, Qing-Feng, 2022, Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Mount Kenya, East Africa, pp.
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