Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a key enzyme and mediator in the aetiology of high
blood pressure (HBP) and hypertension. As one of the leading cause of untimely death …

Background: For ages, people from Eastern and Western Nigerian have used Hunteria
umbellata (HU) as an effective folk medicine for treating various diseases, and in recent …

Plants are a valuable source of medication and have a significant impact on global health.
Medicinal herbs and plants have long been recognized as valuable sources of medicines …

Jute mallow is a widely consumed vegetable because of its enormous nutritional benefits.
The mode of preparation of this vegetable differs across sub-Saharan Africa. In Nigeria, it is …

Samples of three healthy, diseases free, commonly consumed vegetables in Nasarawa
State, Nigeria were studied for comparative nutritional evaluation with respect to proximate …

Herbs are frequently used as alternative medicines in managing diabetes and associated
complications in Nigeria with little or no scientific information on the antidiabetic efficacy of …

Aims: To investigate peer-reviewed evidence conducted using epidemiological standards
about the claims of Hunteria umbellata's control of disease pathogens. Also sought in this …

Phytochemicals are the substances that have biological activity, produced mainly by plants
that contribute to their colour, smell andtaste. Alkaloids, flavonoids, tannin, carotenoids …