Local uses of Aristolochia species and content of nephrotoxic aristolochic acid 1 and 2—A global assessment based on bibliographic sources

M Heinrich, J Chan, S Wanke, C Neinhuis… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
AIMS OF THE STUDY: More than 100 cases of nephropathy over the last 10 years caused
by the systemic and longer term application of Chinese snakeroot (Aristolochia fangchi) …

Traditional West African pharmacopeia, plants and derived compounds for cancer therapy

WR Sawadogo, M Schumacher, MH Teiten… - Biochemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Traditional pharmacopeia is strongly involved in the continuous search for the well being of
African populations. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80% of the …

In vitro cytotoxic activity of medicinal plants from Nigeria ethnomedicine on Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer cell line and HPLC analysis of active extracts

OO Ogbole, PA Segun, AJ Adeniji - BMC complementary and alternative …, 2017 - Springer
Background Cancer is a leading cause of death world-wide, with approximately 17.5 million
new cases and 8.7 million cancer related deaths in 2015. The problems of poor selectivity …

A review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Indigofera

E Gerometta, I Grondin, J Smadja, M Frederich… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Indigofera is the third-largest genus in the family of
Fabaceae, with approximately 750 species. It is distributed across all tropical regions …

An ethnobotanical survey of antidiabetic plants used by Hausa–Fulani tribes in Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria

TS Shinkafi, L Bello, SW Hassan, S Ali - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Sokoto is known for its diverse traditional medicinal wealth
and international market of traditional medicines in Africa. However, information of the folk …

Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activities of the African species of the genus Ficus L

O Olaoluwa, O Taiwo, L Nahar… - Trends in …, 2022 - researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk
The genus Ficus is one of the largest genera of the mulberry family (Moraceae) consisting of
about 800 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines and climbers collectively known as 'figs' …

[PDF][PDF] Traditional medicine and the future of medicinal Plants in Nigeria

EC Chukwuma, MO Soladoye… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2015 - plantsjournal.com
The use of Traditional medicine in developed as well as developing countries as basis for
the treatment of many ailments has been in existence for thousands of years and there is no …

Ethnopharmacologic survey of medicinal plants used to treat human diseases by traditional medical practitioners in Dega Damot district, Amhara, Northwestern …

M Wubetu, T Abula, G Dejenu - BMC research notes, 2017 - Springer
Background One of the services that plants provide for human beings is their wider
medicinal application. Although it is not fully assessed, the practice and wider use of …

Medicinal plants used in the management of chronic joint pains in Machakos and Makueni counties, Kenya

SN Wambugu, PM Mathiu, DW Gakuya, TI Kanui… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Traditional medicines play an important role in
the management of chronically painful and debilitating joint conditions, particularly in the …

An ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. and Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC.

S Rastogi, MM Pandey, AKS Rawat - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. and Desmodium
adscendens (Sw.) DC. are two important and well explored species of genus Desmodium …