Toxicity and safety implications of herbal medicines used in Africa

ML Mensah, G Komlaga, AD Forkuo… - Herbal …, 2019 - books.google.com
The use of herbal medicines has seen a great upsurge globally. In developing countries,
many patronize them largely due to cultural acceptability, availability and cost. In developed …

Acute Oral Toxicity of Methanolic Seed Extract of Cassia fistula in Mice

SL Jothy, Z Zakaria, Y Chen, YL Lau, LY Latha… - Molecules, 2011 - mdpi.com
Background and objective: Cassia fistula is widely used in traditional medicine to treat
various types of ailments. The evaluation of toxic properties of C. fistula is crucial when …

Medicinal plants-from traditional use to toxicity assessment: a review.

C Chanda, J Parekh, Y Vaghasiya, R Dave… - 2015 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Herbal medicine is gaining popularity once again and there is an increased interest in green
medicine simply because it is considered as safe. Traditionally also plants and plant extracts …

Acute and chronic toxicity of the aqueous extract of Artemisia afra in rodents

JT Mukinda, JA Syce - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2007 - Elsevier
Artemisia afra (Jacq. Ex. Willd),“African Wormwood” is widely used traditionally in South
Africa with no literature evidence substantiating its safety. The aim of this study was to …

Brazilian green propolis: anti‐inflammatory property by an immunomodulatory activity

JL Machado, AKM Assunçao… - Evidence‐Based …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The immunomodulatory and anti‐inflammatory activities of green propolis extracts from Apis
mellifera were investigated using acute and chronic inflammation models. Swiss mice were …

Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of fresh leaf aqueous extract of Cymbopogon citratus Stapf. in rats

AA Adeneye, EO Agbaje - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2007 - Elsevier
The present study was designed to investigate the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects
of the single, daily oral dosing of 125–500mg/kg of fresh leaf aqueous extract of …

Ethnobotanical survey for potential anti-malarial plants in south-western Nigeria

IP Dike, OO Obembe, FE Adebiyi - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
AIM OF STUDY: The ethnobotanical study surveyed the different types of medicinal plants
used for the treatment of malaria in the south-western region of Nigeria. MATERIALS AND …

[PDF][PDF] Preliminary hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities of the aqueous seed extract of Carica papaya Linn in Wistar rats

AA Adeneye, JA Olagunju - Biol Med, 2009 - researchgate.net
The present study investigated the hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and cardioprotective effects
of 100-400 mg/kg/day/oral route of the aqueous seed extract of Carica papaya Linn (CPE) in …

An overview of anti-diabetic plants used in Gabon: Pharmacology and toxicology

BB Taika, M Bouckandou, A Souza… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The management of diabetes mellitus management in
African communities, especially in Gabon, is not well established as more than 60% of …

Wound healing activity of Calotropis gigantea root bark in rats

PT Deshmukh, J Fernandes, A Atul, E Toppo - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Calotropis gigantea R. Br.(Asclepiadaceae) is
a perennial undershrub found chiefly in wastelands throughout India. It has been reported …