Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa

OO Oguntibeju - Journal of inflammation research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Various nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to reduce pain and
inflammation by blocking the metabolism of arachidonic acid by isoform of cyclooxygenase …

Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer

L Catarino, PJ Havik, MM Romeiras - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The rich flora of Guinea-Bissau, and the widespread use
of medicinal plants for the treatment of various diseases, constitutes an important local …

Indigenous traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by herbalists in treating opportunistic infections among people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda

G Anywar, E Kakudidi, R Byamukama… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Currently, more than two thirds of the world's 36.9 million
people living with HIV/AIDS reside in Sub-Saharan Africa. Opportunistic infections (OI) …

Ethnobotanical knowledge of the lay people of Blouberg area (Pedi tribe), Limpopo Province, South Africa

NI Mongalo, TJ Makhafola - Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Limpopo province, South Africa, has a rich plant diversity and is
referred to as one of the hotspots areas within the country. The aim of the current work was …

Plants as antimalarial agents in Sub-Saharan Africa

KC Chinsembu - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Although the burden of malaria is decreasing, parasite resistance to current antimalarial
drugs and resistance to insecticides by vector mosquitoes threaten the prospects of malaria …

Tuberculosis and nature's pharmacy of putative anti-tuberculosis agents

KC Chinsembu - Acta Tropica, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to the growing problem of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, coupled
with the twinning of tuberculosis (TB) to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired …

Medicinal plants used by 'root doctors', local traditional healers in Bié province, Angola

B Novotna, Z Polesny, MF Pinto-Basto… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance This study is one of the first post-civil war efforts to
document traditional botanical knowledge in Bié province, central Angola, in a first step to …

A review of the ethnomedicinal uses, chemistry, and pharmacological properties of the genus Acanthus (Acanthaceae)

P Matos, MT Batista, A Figueirinha - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The Acanthus genus belongs to the Acanthaceae
family, and its species are distributed in all continents, mainly in tropical and subtropical …

The quest for some novel antifertility herbals used as male contraceptives in district Shangla, Pakistan

W Zaman, M Ahmad, M Zafar, H Amina, F Ullah… - Acta Ecologica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants have been used worldwide for population control since ancient times.
Today, population growth is one of the burning issues in the world. The main purpose of this …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial Plants Used by Fang Populations and Phytochemical Profiling of Erismadelphus exsul

ME Mintsa, CS Obiang, E Choque, E Dussert… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Gabon has a rich flora, many species of which are used in traditional medicine. However,
little research has been carried out on this wealth. An ethnopharmacological survey in the …