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 …

Covering: 1990 to 2015 The clerodane diterpenoids are a widespread class of secondary
metabolites and have been found in several hundreds of plant species from various families …

BACKGROUND Africa is a huge continent that straddles the equator, extending from 37 N
and 35 S and endowed with an enormous wealth of plant resources. Over 50,000 distinct …

Background The present study was aimed to investigate the antinociceptive and anti-
inflammatory activity of the Curcuma zedoaria (family Zingiberaceae) ethanolic rhizome …

Free radicals are highly reactive molecules generated during oxidation reactions which in
turn initiate chain reactions resulting to cellular damage. There is substantial evidence …

Alcoholic extract of Kaempferia galanga was tested for analgesic and antiinflammatory
activities in animal models. Three doses, 300 mg/kg, 600 mg/kg and 1200 mg/kg of the plant …

Abstract Background: Moringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) is a highly valued plant,
distributed in many countries of the tropics and subtropics. It has an impressive range of …

Background Both young and old leaves of Vernonia amygdalina (VA) are traditionally used
to treat inflammation, pain and fever. However, the efficacy of young and old leaves for …

Purpose: Vernonia amygdalina is a medicinal plant of great importance that has its fresh
leaves rich in vitamins and salt hence, it is valuable in human diet. The anti-oxidant, anti …

The aqueous extract of the stem bark of Cussonia paniculata was investigated for its
antiinflammatory and analgesic activities in animal models. The extract at 50, 100 and 200 …