The genus Diplazium (family: Athyriaceae) comprises approximately 350 species of
pteridophytes. Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw. is an important member of this genus and …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ferns form an important part of the human diet. Young fern
fiddleheads are mostly consumed as vegetables, while the rhizomes are often extracted for …

Plants have a wide range of active compounds crucial in treating various diseases. Most
people consume plants and herbals as an alternative medicine to improve their health and …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Seven medicinal plants from Ugandan flora, namely
Entada abyssinica, Khaya anthotheca, Vernonia amygdalina, Baccharoides adoensis …

Ethnopharmacological relevance This study reports for the first time on the use of folk
medicine to treat sleeping sickness and its symptoms in four endemic provinces in northern …

Objectives Tabernaemontana is a genus from the plant family, Apocynaceae with vast
medicinal application and widespread distribution in the tropics and subtropics of Africa …

Antiplasmodial, antitrypanosomal and anti-HIV-1 activities of crude extracts, fractions and
some isolated compounds from two Cameroonian medicinal plants: Antrocaryon …

Abstract Objectives Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw. is an edible vegetable fern of the
Himalayan region with high nutritional and therapeutic value owing to its richness in various …

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, better called as sleeping sickness), caused by two
morphologically identicalprotozoan parasite Trypanosoma bruceiis transmitted by the bite of …

In the absence of vaccines, there is a need for alternative sources of effective chemotherapy
for African trypanosomiasis (AT). The increasing rate of resistance and toxicity of …