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A review on the botanical aspects, phytochemical contents and pharmacological activities of Warburgia ugandensis [PDF]

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2018
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (Family Canellacea) commonly known as Ugandan greenheart or pepper bark tree, is a highly valued medicinal plant in traditional medicine with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity whose parts especially the leaves and stem bark have for long been used in the treatment and management of many diseases and health ...
Okello Denis, Komakech Richarh, Gilbert Matsabisa Motlalepula, Kang Youngmin   +3 more
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In vitro effects of Warburgia ugandensis, Psiadia punctulata and Chasmanthera dependens on Leishmania major promastigotes. [PDF]

Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med, 2010
Plant extracts from Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (Family: Canellaceae), Psiadia punctulata Vatke (Family: Compositae) and Chasmanthera dependens Hoschst (Family: Menispermaceae) were tested for activity on Leishmania major promastigotes (Strain IDU/KE/83 = NLB-144) and infected macrophages in vitro.Plants were collected from Baringo district, dried ...
Githinji EK, Irungu LW, Tonui WK, Rukunga GM, Mutai C, Muthaura CN, Lugalia R, Gikandi G, Wainaina CW, Ingonga JM, Wanjoya A.   +10 more
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Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Human and Livestock Ailments in Basona Werana District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
This study was conducted on medicinal plants used for the treatment of human and livestock ailments in Basona Werana District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region. Data were collected through semi‐structured interviews, field walk observation, preference, and direct matrix ranking with randomly and purposefully selected informants.
Moa Megersa, Nigussie Tamrat, Woon-Man Kung   +2 more
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(1R,4R,5aS,7S,9aS)-7,9a-Dimethyl-6-methylene-3-oxo-1,3,4,5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a-decahydronaphtho[1,2-c]furan-1,4-diyl diacetate

Acta Crystallographica Section E, 2012
The title compound, C19H24O6, is a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from the Kenyan plant Warburgia ugandensis. Ring A adopts a chair conformation, ring B is in a C2 twist conformation and the lactone ring is nearly planar with maximum deviation 0.007&#
Mercy Mudyiwa, Mohamed S. Rajab, Frank R. Fronczek, Steven F. Watkins   +3 more
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Anthelmintic Agents from African Medicinal Plants: Review and Prospects

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Soil‐transmitted helminthiasis affects more than 1.5 billion people globally and largely remains a sanitary problem in Africa. These infections place a huge economic burden on poor countries and affect livestock production, causing substantial economic losses and poor animal health. The emergence of anthelmintic resistance, especially in livestock, and
Jonathan Jato, Emmanuel Orman, Yaw Duah Boakye, Emelia Oppong Bekoe, Samuel Oppong Bekoe, Samuel Asare-Nkansah, Verena Spiegler, Andreas Hensel, Eva Liebau, Christian Agyare, Harish Chandra   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Fingerprints for Warburgia Ugandensis Herbal Materials

Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021
Warbugia ugandensis (W. ugandensis) is among the 10 most utilised medicinal plants in East Africa. Stem bark and leaves are used as remedies for malaria, stomachache, coughs and skin diseases. Consequently, the plant is endangered because of uncontrolled harvest and lack of domestication.
Onyambu, Meshack, Gikonyo, Nicholas, Nyambaka, Hudson, Thoithi, Grace, Okumu, Tom   +4 more
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Antiinflammatory Medicinal Plants from the Ugandan Greater Mpigi Region Act as Potent Inhibitors in the COX-2/PGH₂ Pathway

Plants, 2021
Our study investigates 16 medicinal plants via assessment of inhibition of proinflammatory enzymes such as cyclooxygenases (COX). The plants are used by traditional healers in the Greater Mpigi region in Uganda to treat inflammation and related disorders.
Fabien Schultz, Ogechi Favour Osuji, Barbara Wack, Godwin Anywar, Leif-Alexander Garbe   +4 more
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Pharmacological Assessment of the Antiprotozoal Activity, Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Malaria in the Greater Mpigi Region in Uganda

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
We investigated the potential antimalarial and toxicological effects of 16 medicinal plants frequently used by traditional healers to treat malaria, fever, and related disorders in the Greater Mpigi region in Uganda. Species studied were Albizia coriaria,
Fabien Schultz, Fabien Schultz, Ogechi Favour Osuji, Anh Nguyen, Godwin Anywar, John R. Scheel, John R. Scheel, Guy Caljon, Luc Pieters, Leif-Alexander Garbe, Leif-Alexander Garbe   +10 more
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Chronosequence Resampling Elucidates Tree Community and Forest Structure Recovery Patterns in Restored Tropical Rainforest. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We studied forest structure, tree diversity, traits and community recovery patterns in an age gradient of actively restored Afrotropical rainforest in 2013 and 2021. The results showed early signs of recovery for tree taxa richness, basal area, stem density and community similarity with variable recovery rates.
Korkiatupa E, Malinga GM, Holm S, van Goor W, Kigenyi R, Valtonen A.   +5 more
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Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of fresh leaf extracts of Warburgia ugandensis

Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2009
Abstract: Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (Canellaceae), is widely used by Traditional Health Practitioners in Eastern and Southern Africa for treatment of diseases and conditions associated with HIV/AIDS infections. The most commonly prescribed parts of the plant are usually barks and roots. The aim of this study was to investigate whether leaves of this
Mbwambo, Z Z, Erasto, P P., Innocent, E E., Masimba, P P   +3 more
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