Background Malaria still constitutes a major public health menace, especially in tropical and
subtropical countries. Close to half a million people mainly children in Africa, die every year …

Abstract Background The plant Cochlospermum tinctorium A. Rich is a sub-shrub that
belongs to the family Cochlospermaceae. The plant has been used in traditional medicine …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Cancer is a multistep disease and its management is
exceedingly expensive. Nowadays medicinal plants are gaining more attention in drug …

Malaria is a parasite infection affecting millions of people worldwide. Even though progress
has been made in prevention and treatment of the disease; an estimated 214 million cases …

Abstract In African traditional medicine Cochlospermum planchonii is used to manage
various diseases such as malaria, diarrhoea, jaundice, infections and inflammation, hence …

Healing Plants of Nigeria: Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Applications offers
comprehensive information on the use of herbal medicines in West Africa. Combining an …

The sterols β-sitostenone (1), stigmast-4, 6, 8 (14), 22-tetraen-3-one (2), β-sitosterol (3) and
stigmasterol (4), the aromatic derivatives antiarol (5) and gentisic acid (6), the …

Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in many developing tropical countries,
particularly in children and pregnant women. With growing concerns about the development …

Borututu (Cochlospermum angolense Welw.) roots have been described as a rich source of
phenolic compounds. Despite the potential of this plant for the production of bioactive …

Cochlospermum planchonii Hook. f. ex Planch. and Cochlospermum tinctorium Perrier ex A.
Rich. are two wild edible plant species (WEPs), widely used in the West African Sudanian …