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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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Warburgia Ugandensis: A Review of Compounds and Bioactivity

International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry, 2023
Warburgia species (Canellaceae) are traditionally used to treat a wide range of illnesses including stomach ache, diarrhea, abdominal pains, toothache, oral thrush, venereal diseases, cold and cough, fever, muscle pains, weak joints, skin diseases, malaria, parasitic infections and snake bite. Therapeutic properties of medicinal plants have been linked
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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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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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Safety of Prunus africana and Warburgia ugandensis in asthma treatment

South African Journal of Botany, 2013
AbstractThe aim of the study was to determine the possible cytotoxicity of the aqueous stem bark extracts of Prunus africana and Warburgia ugandensis to Vero E6 cells and acute toxicity in BALB/c mice. Despite being some of the most popular medicinal plants used in Africa, little is known about the safety.
Karani, L.W., Tolo, F.M., Karanja, S.M., Khayeka−Wandabwa, C.   +3 more
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Ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, and phytochemistry of traditional medicinal plants used in the management of symptoms of tuberculosis in East Africa: a systematic review

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2020
Objective Many studies on the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) using herbal medicines have been undertaken in recent decades in East Africa. The details, however, are highly fragmented.
Samuel Baker Obakiro, Ambrose Kiprop, Isaac Kowino, Elizabeth Kigondu, Mark Peter Odero, Timothy Omara, Lydia Bunalema   +6 more
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Insecticidal and Antifeedant Activities of Malagasy Medicinal Plant (Cinnamosma sp.) Extracts and Drimane-Type Sesquiterpenes against Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

Insects, 2019
The overuse of insecticides with limited modes of action has led to resistance in mosquito vectors. Thus, insecticides with novel modes of action are needed.
Edna Alfaro Inocente, Bao Nguyen, Preston K. Manwill, Annecie Benatrehina, Eliningaya Kweka, Sijin Wu, Xiaolin Cheng, L. Harinantenaina Rakotondraibe, Peter M. Piermarini   +8 more
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Traditional Uses and Ex-Situ Conservation of Warburgia ugandensis around Katimok Forest Reserve, Kenya

East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry, 2023
Different tree species provide a wide range of local livelihood options, including firewood, timber, and medicinal uses, among others. Specifically, traditional medicine significantly contributes to primary health care with a sizable number of people heavily depending on traditional medicine, while many others have used medicinal plants at one time or ...
Benson Kamau Mburu, Dub Isacko Dokata
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Antimicrobial Drimane Sesquiterpenes Contribute to Balanced Antagonism but Do Not Structure Bacterial and Fungal Endophytes in the African Pepper Bark Tree Warburgia ugandensis

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2017
The African pepper bark tree, Warburgia ugandensis, accumulates antimicrobial drimane sesquiterpenes in all of its organs. One hypothesis states that plant defense compounds determine endophyte community structure.
Sigrid Drage, Birgit Mitter, Doris Engelmeier, Vladimir Chobot, Markus Gorfer, Alice Muchugi, Ramni H. Jamnadass, Angela Sessitsch, Franz Hadacek   +8 more
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Diversity, Structural Dynamics, Regeneration Potential, and Endemism of Moist Evergreen Afromontane Forests in Ethiopia

International Journal of Forestry Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The moist evergreen Afromontane forest (MEAF) in Ethiopia is characterized by unique species diversity and serves as the center of origin and diversity for Coffea arabica. A systematic review of MEAF in Ethiopia was conducted following the PRISMA 2020 protocol.
Worku Misganaw Tebabal, Getinet Masresha Kassa, Yalew Yiblet Mekonen, Mustafa Zeybek   +3 more
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