Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Xylopia aethiopica or Ethiopian pepper is a plant that
thrives in most of the evergreen rain forests of tropical and subtropical Africa, and it is …

The emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that emanated from Wuhan in
China in 2019 has become a global concern. The current situation warrants ethnomedicinal …

Food pathogens represent an important health threat, and it is relevant to study the effect of
foodstuffs such as spices which can inhibit bacterial growth. This study reports the …

Background Folk medicine is crucial to healthcare delivery in the underdeveloped countries.
It is frequently used as a primary treatment option or as a complementary therapy for …

Background Cryptolepine (CPE) is the major indoloquinoline isolated from the popular West
African anti-malarial plant, Cryptolepis sanguinolenta. CPE possesses various …

An ethnobotanical survey of the plants used for the traditional management of malaria by the
residents of Ondo State, Nigeria was carried out. Data was collected by interviews using a …

Background Our earlier studies had given evidence of the traditional application of Xylopia
aethiopica in the management of inflammation. The principal constituent obtained from its …

Aside from its multiple medicinal uses, the fruit of Xylopia aethiopica is widely used in Africa
as food. Herein, we characterize the protein profiles, mineral content and bioactive …

Introduction Malaria is a parasitic disease that is endemic in tropical areas and can be life-
threatening. There has been a decrease in the prevalence of malaria in Ghana but the …

Malaria is a life-threatening infectious disease, which affected more than 247 million people
worldwide in 2021, causing close to 619,000 deaths. WHO recommends region-specific …