The standard treatment for cancer is generally based on using cytotoxic drugs, radiotherapy,
chemotherapy, and surgery. However, the use of traditional treatments has received …

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 …

Background Excessive production of free radicals causes direct damage to biological
molecules such as DNA, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates leading to tumor development and …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance. Echinops giganteus, Imperata cylindrica, Piper
capense and Xylopia aethiopica are four medicinal spices used in Cameroon to treat …

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 …

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

Introduction. The present study aims at evaluating the cytotoxicity of twelve parts from six
Cameroonian medicinal plants on sensitive and drug‐resistant cancer cell lines. We also …

Prostate cancer (PCa) is an international health problem and search for its effective
treatment is in progress. Punicalagin (PN), polyphenol from pomegranate fruit, is known to …

In this study, the potential cytotoxicity of four plant extracts originated from Cameroon:
Xylopia aethiopica (XA), Imperata cylindrica (IC), Echinops giganteus (EG) and Dorstenia …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Xylopia aethiopica is used in a decoction of the dried fruit
to treat bronchitis, asthma, arthritis, rheumatism, headache, neuralgia and colic pain. The …