[HTML][HTML] Cosmetopoeia of African Plants in Hair Treatment and Care: Topical Nutrition and the Antidiabetic Connection?

AA Ajao, NJ Sadgrove - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
To make the distinction against pharmaceuticals, natural product medicines are more
accurately denoted as nutritional therapies. In the context of topical therapies targeting …

[HTML][HTML] In Vitro Evaluation of α-amylase and α-glucosidase Inhibition of 2,3-Epoxyprocyanidin C1 and Other Constituents from Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir

RT Feunaing, AN Tamfu, AJY Gbaweng… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder which is one of the leading causes of mortality and
morbidities in elderly humans. Chronic diabetes can lead to kidney failure, blindness, limb …

[HTML][HTML] Amaranthus spinosus Attenuated Obesity-Induced Metabolic Disorders in High-Carbohydrate-High-Fat Diet-Fed Obese Rats

MRU Prince, SMNK Zihad, P Ghosh, N Sifat… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Amaranthus spinosus is a common vegetable of Bangladesh and well-known for its
ethnomedicinal uses. In this study, we have evaluated the ability of powdered …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicological evaluation of the dried hydroethanolic extract of Amaranthus spinosus L. roots in Artemia salina larvae and Sprague Dawley rats

K Atchou, P Lawson-Evi, A Diallo… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Amaranthus spinosus is a medicinal plant used in traditional medicine to treat
several diseases including diabetes and its complications. The aim of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement of microvascular complications in STZ-diabetic rats treated with Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. extract

K Atchou, P Lawson-Evi, K Eklu-Gadegbeku - Biochemistry and Biophysics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. from Fabaceae family is a medicinal plant traditionally
used in decoction or infusion to treat diabetes mellitus. Although this plant is used in treating …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro study of protective effect of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. stem bark and Amaranthus spinosus L. root extracts on cataractogenesis and glomerulopathy

K Atchou, P Lawson-Evi, K Eklu-Gadegbeku - Bulletin of the National …, 2021 - Springer
Background Cataracts and glomerulopathy are disabling complications of diabetes mellitus.
The use of medicinal plants in the treatment of diabetes helps prevent or delay these …

Antidiabetic and Hypoglycaemic Activities of Commonly Used African Traditional Vegetables

N Nkobole, LR Managa, G Prinsloo - Pharmacognosy Journal, 2023 - phcogj.com
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a common and complex metabolic disorder associated with
high blood glucose levels leading to complications. Adopting a sedentary lifestyle …

[HTML][HTML] Safety assessment of the dried hydroethanolic extract of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. stem bark

K Atchou, P Lawson-Evi, K Eklu-Gadegbeku - Phytomedicine Plus, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: Medicinal plants are used to treat diseases but can be toxic in certain doses or
due to the presence of certain compounds. Thus, the safety of medicinal plants must be …

[PDF][PDF] Potential of Pterocarpus erinaceus aqueous stem bark extract to prevent oxidative kidney damage in diabetic rats

OP Nzute, AU Ijeomah, SO Ajiboso… - Asian J. Res …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose,
which over time leads to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and …