Wonderful kola (Buchholzia coriacea) is geographically distributed in some Africa countries.
The seed of the kola contain phytochemicals/bioactive, compounds, while the essential oil …

Medicinal plants have been proposed as rich yet unexploited potential sources for
antidiabetic drugs, even though used since ancient times for the treatment of diabetes …

Background Traditional plant treatment for diabetes has shown a surging interest in the last
few decades. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the hypoglycemic effect of …

Background. Diabetes mellitus has become a major public health and economic problem
across the globe. The inadequacies, as well as serious adverse effects associated with …

In this chapter, the traditional use, the phytochemical composition, and the pharmacological
activities of African medicinal plants displaying antibacterial effects were reported. We have …

Objective To investigate and compare the inhibitory properties of free and bound phenolic
extracts of clove bud against carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes (alpha-amylase & alpha …

Vindoline, an indole alkaloid present in the leaves of Catharanthus roseus plant, has been
recently reported to have insulotropic effects. This present study evaluated the possible …

Abstract Effects of growth hormones, rooting media and leaf size on juvenile stem cuttings of
Buchholzia coriacea were investigated. Two hundred and sixteen single node cuttings were …

This work determined the physicochemical and functional properties of a seed flour (WCF)
and its protein concentrate (WCC), prepared from the underutilized wonderful cola …

Several studies have implicated reactive oxygen species in perpetuation of inflammation
and subse-quent destruction of joints in patients with arthritis. Antioxidant effects of …