[HTML][HTML] African and Holy Basil-a review of ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and toxicity of their essential oil: Current trends and prospects for antimicrobial/anti-parasitic …

IF Chukwuma, NO Uchendu, RO Asomadu… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increased global health burden and mortality rate due to synthetic drug side effects and
microbial resistance requires immediate attention for safer and better agents. This quest has …

A scoping review of the use of traditional medicine for the management of ailments in West Africa

SA D'Almeida, SE Gbomor, B Osaio-Kamara… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The coexistence of traditional healing practices deeply rooted in cultural and
historical contexts and the evolving landscape of modern healthcare approaches in West …

Ethnopharmacology, Antimicrobial Potency, and Phytochemistry of African Combretum and Pteleopsis Species (Combretaceae): A Review

H Silén, EYA Salih, EE Mgbeahuruike, P Fyhrqvist - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial and fungal resistance to antibiotics is of growing global concern. Plants such as the
African Combretum and Pteleopsis species, which are used in traditional medicine for the …

Application of ethnobotanical indices in the utilization of five medicinal herbaceous plant species in Benin, West Africa

HO Dossou-Yovo, FG Vodouhè, A Kaplan, B Sinsin - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ethnobotanical utilization of five neglected herbaceous species, Argemone mexicana L.,
Heliotropium indicum L., Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq.) Cogn., Peperomia pellucida (L.) …

Local knowledge, practices, challenges of ethnopharmacologically used medicinal plants in Benin and implications for brain illnesses

G Dougnon, VT Dougnon, JR Klotoé, E Agbodjento… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Traditional medicine (TM) is a significant resource for primary healthcare management all
over the world, and principally in Africa. Quality improvement activities that promote …

Comparison study of Beninese and Chinese herbal medicines in treating COVID-19

EA Houeze, Y Wang, Q Zhou, H Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The worldwide use of natural remedies is an alternative
therapeutic solution to strengthen immunity, fight, and prevent this disease. The rapid spread …

Traditional knowledge and phytochemical screening of plants used in snakebite prevention in Benin

AJ Dossou, AB Fandohan, T Omara… - Bulletin of the National …, 2022 - Springer
Background Snake envenomation is a public health problem that has caused many deaths,
disabilities and significant physical, psychological and socio-economic losses worldwide. In …

Voltammetric techniques for low-cost on-site routine analysis of thymol in the medicinal plant Ocimum gratissimum

L Lagnika, SI Avosse, FO Bouraima, CB Sindedji… - Talanta, 2024 - Elsevier
The composition of essential oils varies according to culture conditions and climate, which
induces a need for simple and inexpensive characterization methods close to the place of …

Anti-Salmonella activity of plant species in the Benin republic: Artemisia afra and Detarium senegalense with promising in vitro and in vivo activities

AMO Amoussa, L Lagnika, V Jullian… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Non-typhoidal invasive Salmonella (NTiS) diseases are one of the most important
zoonoses in the world. This study explored the antipathogenic potential of twenty-four plants …

Traditional use of the genus Lippia sp. and pesticidal potential: A review

CJ Camilo, DOD Leite, CFA Nonato… - Biocatalysis And …, 2022 - Elsevier
The understanding of popular knowledge has guided the studies involving promising natural
products for the development of botanical insecticides, through ethnobotanical research …