OBJECTIVES Spices are increasingly finding other useful roles in healthcare aside their
primary use as organoleptic enhancers in culinary. Several herbs and spices are currently …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance In Cameroon, most women use traditional
medicine for the treatment of pregnancy and childbirth complaints. In order to identify some …

Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorder associated with the endocrine system that
resulted in hyperglycaemic condition. Themetabolic defectsmay leads to many …

Due to increasing resistance of microorganisms towards current antibiotics, there is a need
for new or enhanced antibiotics. Nanotechnology is a technology that enhances the use of …

The chemical compositions and antioxidant capacities of seven spices consumed in
Southern Nigeria were determined. They were purchased from majors markets in the study …

Spices are prolific sources of phytochemicals of pharmaceutical and nutritional importance.
They have been employed for centuries in the treatment of various maladies, in cuisines …

Abstract The African genus Piper is estimated to be composed of about 15 species found
mostly in the tropical regions of East, Central, and West Africa. The commonest of these …

Aims: A significant number of tropical rainforest shrubs and lianes are inextricably linked to
human use as food, spices and/or medicine. This study evaluates phytochemical and …

Aframomum melegueta (alligator pepper (AP)) and Aframomum danielli (bastered
melegueta (BM)) seeds have been known to improve sexual function in folkloric medicine …

The effect of aqueous extract of Piper guineense seeds on some liver enzymes, antioxidant
enzymes and some hematological parameters in albino rats was investigated. Thirty female …