Hypertension is a major health challenge in Nigeria and indeed worldwide. Managing
hypertension is a huge burden as most persons living with the condition are either …

Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a worldwide disease affecting
millions of people. The rise of resistant strains, coupled with toxicity of current chemotherapy …

Cissampelos owariensis is a tropical medicinal plant widely applied for diverse therapeutic
uses such as the treatment of circulatory, reproductive and gastrointestinal conditions. In this …

To assess nephroprotective potency of methanolic extract of C. owariensis on renal
histomorphology of Wistar rats during exposure to nephropathic activity of CCl4. Twenty …

Crude methanolic leaf extract of Cissampelos owariensis was fractionated using vacuum
liquid chromatography and analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) …

Abstract Two Nigerian medicinal plants Cissampelos owariensis and Cissampelos
mucronata (Menispermaceae) are commonly used in traditional medicine for the …

Cissampelos owariensis is a perennial climber widely used as traditional medicine
throughout its distributional range in tropical Africa. This study was aimed at providing a …

The physiological integrity of the gastric mucosa is dependent on the balance between the
mucosal protective and aggressive factors. Medicinal plants or their derivatives generally …

Background: In Nigeria, an estimated 20–30% of our population is believed to suffer from
mental disorders. Cissampelos owariensis has been used in Southwest Nigerian traditional …

Cissampelos owariensis commonly known as velvet leaf is a dioecious climbing plant and
belongs to the family Menispermaceae. It is traditionally acclaimed to be a potent herb used …