Prospect of biofuels as an alternative transport fuel in Australia

AK Azad, MG Rasul, MMK Khan, SC Sharma… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The prospect of biofuels as a transport alternative fuel in Australia is reviewed and
discussed in this paper. The Australian transport sector is the second largest energy …

Traditional West African pharmacopeia, plants and derived compounds for cancer therapy

WR Sawadogo, M Schumacher, MH Teiten… - Biochemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Traditional pharmacopeia is strongly involved in the continuous search for the well being of
African populations. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80% of the …

African medicinal plants and their derivatives: Current efforts towards potential anti-cancer drugs

M Mbele, R Hull, Z Dlamini - Experimental and Molecular Pathology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cancer is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and second only to
cardiovascular diseases. Cancer is a challenge in African countries because generally there …

Induction of Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells Through Extrinsic and Intrinsic Pathways by Balanites aegyptiaca Furostanol Saponins and Saponin-Coated …

AM Yassin, NM El-Deeb, AM Metwaly… - Applied biochemistry …, 2017 - Springer
The aim of this investigation is to examine the anticancer activities of Balanites aegyptiaca
fruit extract with its biogenic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against colon and liver cancer …

Ketamine-enhanced immobility in forced swim test: a possible animal model for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia

BA Chindo, B Adzu, TA Yahaya… - Progress in Neuro …, 2012 - Elsevier
Schizophrenia is a chronic and highly complex psychiatric disorder characterised by
cognitive dysfunctions, negative and positive symptoms. The major challenge in …

Phytochemicals, Antioxidant Activity and Ethnobotanical Uses of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. Fruits from the Arid Zone of Mauritania, Northwest Africa

SM Abdelaziz, FMM Lemine, HO Tfeil, A Filali-Maltouf… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Phytochemicals and antioxidant activity of fruits of 30 B. aegyptiaca trees naturally growing
in the hyper-arid and arid zones in Mauritania were evaluated by following standard …

Behavioral and anticonvulsant effects of the standardized extract of Ficus platyphylla stem bark

BA Chindo, YU Jamilu, NM Danjuma, SE Okhale… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Decoctions of Ficus platyphylla Del.-Holl (Family:
Moraceae) are used in Nigeria׳ s folk medicine for the management of epilepsy and their …

[PDF][PDF] Phytochemistry and pharmaceutical evaluation of Balanites aegyptiaca: an overview.

SA Al-Thobaiti, IMA Zeid - 2018 - researchgate.net
Balanites aegyptiaca, is one of the awfully potent neglected wild plant species found mainly
in both African and South Asian deserts. It is a historical and elegant folkloric medicinal plant …

Effects of hydroethanolic extracts of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (Balanitaceae) on some resistant pathogens bacteria isolated from wounds

K Anani, Y Adjrah, Y Ameyapoh, SD Karou… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The bark of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (Balanitaceae) is widely
used in the Togolese folk medicine for the treatment of wounds, malaria and skin diseases …

Evaluation of Anticonvulsant, Sedative, Anxiolytic, and Phytochemical Profile of the Methanol Extract from the Aerial Parts of Swertia corymbosa (Griseb.) Wight ex …

G Mahendran, G Thamotharan… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the anxiolytic, antidepressant, and
anticonvulsant activity of the methanolic extract of Swertia corymbosa (SCMeOH). After …