Medicinal plants used for menstrual disorders in Latin America, the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia and their uterine properties: A review

T Van Andel, HJ de Boer, J Barnes… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Menstrual disorders are generally not perceived as major
health concerns by global health organizations, despite being disruptive to women׳ s daily …

Chemical constituents of the oilseed crop Ricinus communis and their pharmacological activities: A review

PR Ribeiro, RD de Castro, LG Fernandez - Industrial Crops and Products, 2016 - Elsevier
Ricinus communis L. agronomic importance has stimulated a diverse set of studies related
to pharmacological activities of extracts and compounds isolated from this plant …

Identification of antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds from the oilseed crop Ricinus communis using a multiplatform metabolite profiling approach

PM Santos, DLJ Batista, LAF Ribeiro, EF Boffo… - Industrial Crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ricinus communis is an important oilseed crop, which is widely used by traditional
communities due to its medicinal properties. The extracts obtained from this plant are used …

Cytotoxicity of 91 Kenyan indigenous medicinal plants towards human CCRF-CEM leukemia cells

LK Omosa, JO Midiwo, VM Masila, BM Gisacho… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Plants from Kenyan flora are traditionally used
against many ailments, including cancer and related diseases. Cancer is characterized as a …

Medicinal plants used in managing diseases of the respiratory system among the Luo community: an appraisal of Kisumu East Sub-County, Kenya

JK Mailu, JM Nguta, JM Mbaria, MO Okumu - Chinese Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Poor access to healthcare in rural communities causes many people to seek
herbalists who use medicinal plants for the treatment of various disease conditions. Most …

Traditional perinatal plant knowledge in Sub-Saharan Africa: Comprehensive compilation and secondary analysis

L Sibeko, T Johns, B Hsiao - South African Journal of Botany, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa has rich ethnobotanical heritage of public health relevance
within pluralistic systems of perinatal care. Compiling of reported medicinal plant use during …

Evaluation of Uterotonic Activity, Acute Oral Toxicity, and Phytochemical Composition of Uvariodendron anisatum Verdc. Root Extracts

K Benson Muthee, TE Maitho, LW Kanja… - Evidence‐Based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over 80% of cultural societies in low‐income countries use plant preparations in traditional
medicine with unknown potency and safety profiles. Uvariodendron anisatum root extracts …

Antifungal Activity of Euclea divinorum Root and Study of its Ethnobotany and Phytopharmacology

M Al-Fatimi - Processes, 2019 - mdpi.com
The ethnobotanical survey of Euclea divinorum Hiern (Ebenaceae) was conducted on
Soqotra Island, Yemen. The root bark is used to treat mouth, dental, dermal and blood …

Evaluation of the diuretic activity of the aqueous and 80% methanol extracts of the root of Euclea divinorum Hiern (Ebenaceae) in Sprague Dawley rats

B Woldemedhin, T Nedi, W Shibeshi, M Sisay - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Diuretics are drugs that increase the formation of urine and are important for the
treatment of various diseases including hypertension and edema. The root decoction of …

Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology, and toxicity of Euclea divinorum Hern (Ebenaceae): a review

T Omara, BO Sadia, I Mbabazi… - Journal of the Turkish …, 2022 - dergipark.org.tr
Euclea divinorum Hiern (Ebenaceae) is a medicinal plant widely used in Yemen, Eastern
and Southern Africa in traditional phytotherapy. This review was an attempt to compile a …