Recently, considerable attention has been focused on dietary and medicinal phytochemicals
that inhibit, reverse or retard diseases caused by oxidative and inflammatory processes …

Background Vernonia amygdalina is traditionally used to treat a variety of diseases
including diarrhoea, fungal and bacterial infections, inflammation, cancer, diabetes, and its …

Phytochemical analysis of the leaves of Vernonia amygdalina yielded two known
sesquiterpene lactones: vernolide and vernodalol. The two compounds were tested by agar …

Reactive species are produced in biological system because of redox reactions. The
imbalance in pro-oxidant and antioxidant homeostasis leads to the production of toxic …

AIM OF THE STUDY: This study aims to investigate the hypoglycemic properties of Vernonia
amygdalina Del.(VA) and its possible mechanisms of action in a single-dose STZ induced …

The leaves of Vernonia amygdalina were examined for antioxidant activity and analysed for
their fatty acids content. Using transesterification and GC–MS analysis, 12 fatty acids were …

Vernonia amygdalina, a widely grown shrub plant in Africa is consumed as vegetable and
has high medicinal value. It has gained wide application in the treatment and management …

抄録 Diabetes is one of the most common metabolic disorders worldwide. It is a major health
problem with its frequency increasing every day in most countries. The disease is generally …

Antiulcer activity of four medicinal plants, Diodia sarmentosa (whole plant), Cassia nigricans
(leaves), Ficus exasperata (leaves) and Synclisia scabrida (leaves), which are commonly …

The use of plants for the treatment of diseases in Africa is attracting more attention. This use
of plants calls for more researches towards the validation of the healing claims by herbalist …