Cancer remains a major health hurdle worldwide and has moved from the third leading
cause of death in the year 1990 to second place after cardiovascular disease since 2013 …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Malaria is the most prevalent parasitic disease and the
foremost cause of morbidity and mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For the …

Background Multi-drug resistance of Gram-negative bacteria constitutes a major obstacle in
the antibacterial fight worldwide. The discovery of new and effective antimicrobials and/or …

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

Background Malignacies are still a major public concern worldwide and despite the
intensive search for new chemotherapeutic agents, treatment still remains a challenging …

Morinda citrifolia is a plant with broad nutraceutical and therapeutic effects and used in the
traditional treatment of several ailments. The objective of this work is to investigate the …

Abstract Ethnopharmacoalogical relevance The genus Nauclea in Africa comprises seven
species. Among them, N. latifolia, N. diderrichii and N. pobeguinii are widely used by the …

Antimalarial activity of 10 vegetal extracts (9 ethanolic extracts and 1 crude alkaloid extract),
obtained from eight species traditionally used in Colombia to treat malaria symptoms, was …

Background: Sarcocephalus pobeguinii (Hua ex Pobég) is used in folk medicine to treat
oxidative-stress related diseases, thereby warranting the investigation of its anticancer and …

Background Free radicals have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diverse metabolic
disorders including cancer. Therefore, fighting against free radicals has become an …