[HTML][HTML] The use of plants in the traditional management of diabetes in Nigeria: Pharmacological and toxicological considerations

UF Ezuruike, JM Prieto - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The prevalence of diabetes is on a steady increase
worldwide and it is now identified as one of the main threats to human health in the 21st …

Antimicrobial importance of medicinal plants in Nigeria

HU Ugboko, OC Nwinyi, SU Oranusi… - The Scientific World …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the success of antibiotic discovery, infectious diseases remain the second leading
source of death worldwide, while the resistance to antibiotics is among the significant …

Toxicity and safety implications of herbal medicines used in Africa

ML Mensah, G Komlaga, AD Forkuo… - Herbal …, 2019 - books.google.com
The use of herbal medicines has seen a great upsurge globally. In developing countries,
many patronize them largely due to cultural acceptability, availability and cost. In developed …

An overview of the evidence and mechanisms of herb–drug interactions

PS Fasinu, PJ Bouic, B Rosenkranz - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Despite the lack of sufficient information on the safety of herbal products, their use as
alternative and/or complementary medicine is globally popular. There is also an increasing …

Diabetes mellitus and nature's pharmacy of putative antidiabetic plants

KC Chinsembu - Journal of herbal medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Globally, diabetes causes about 1.5 million deaths per year. Data predicts that the
current global epidemiological burden of diabetes is increasing alongside its long-term life …

Ethnobotanical survey for potential anti-malarial plants in south-western Nigeria

IP Dike, OO Obembe, FE Adebiyi - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
AIM OF STUDY: The ethnobotanical study surveyed the different types of medicinal plants
used for the treatment of malaria in the south-western region of Nigeria. MATERIALS AND …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoglycemic, antiperoxidative and antihyperlipidemic effects of saponins from Solanum anguivi Lam. fruits in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

OO Elekofehinti, JP Kamdem, IJ Kade… - South African Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study evaluates the hypoglycemic, antiperoxidative and antihyperlipidemic
activities of saponins from Solanum anguivi fruits in alloxan induced diabetes rats. Diabetic …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial efficacies and time-kill kinetics of indigenous Ghanaian spice extracts against Listeria monocytogenes and some other food-borne pathogenic …

C Xedzro, K Tano-Debrah, H Nakano - Microbiological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Increase in food-borne outbreaks has become public health concern worldwide. Exploitation
of the antimicrobial properties of dietary spices has become important pharmaceutical tool …

Management of diabetes in Guinean traditional medicine: an ethnobotanical investigation in the coastal lowlands

A Diallo, MS Traore, SM Keita, MA Balde… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: This survey was carried out in the coastal
lowlands of Guinea–Conakry in order to make an inventory of plants used by traditional …