Sickle cell anemia is a genetically inherited disease in which the “SS” individual possesses
an abnormal beta globin gene. A single base substitution in the gene encoding the human β …

The development of herbal medicines as a remedy for several illnesses has been
recognized and accepted worldwide by health experts. Parquetina nigrescens is a perennial …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) results from a mutation in the hemoglobin inside the red blood
cells, where a glutamic acid at position 6 is replaced by a valine. Many phytomedicines have …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The present study entails the medicinal plant species used
to manage sickle cell disorder in Southern States of Nigeria. Materials and methods The …

Folk medicine reportedly uses Parquetina nigrescens L.(Asclepiadaceae) as a herbal
remedy for the management of sickle cell anemia. This study was carried out to screen the …

Background: The exploitation and utilization of vast varieties of herbal extracts may serve as
alternative measures to deter aggregation of deoxygenated sickle cell hemoglobin …

Medicinal plants are parts of a plant or the whole plant that possess healing properties and
unlike orthodox (synthetic) medicines, which may have adverse side effects, medicinal plant …

Carica papaya dried leaves have been indicated in sickle cell anemia management by local
indigenous folk and in recent scientific research. In this research, dried C. papaya leaves …

The use of plants and herbs to boost libido, induce erection, and as an aphrodisiac agent
has been in existence for long. The root of Parquetina nigrescens is one of such acclaimed …

Plant extracts as potential phytotherapeutic products are supposed to be safe. However,
adverse and untoward fatal effects have been reported. Study aimed to evaluate the safety …