Abstract Background The plant Olax subscorpioidea Oliv (Olacaceae) is a shrub that is
widely available in Africa. It has been used in traditional medicine to treat various diseases …

Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease
characterized by inflammation, pain, and cartilage and bone damage. There is currently no …

Olax subscorpioidea Oliv. is an important medicinal plant included in African traditional
anticancer medicines. Little information about its safety and toxicity appears in the literature …

Piperine is an amide alkaloid responsible for producing the pungent smell that comes from
black pepper. Piperine has been explained to exhibit significant properties such as anti …

Silver metal and metal nanoparticles have effectively treated bacterial and fungal infections
[1-4]. Nanoparticles of silver are even more effective as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and …

Objective (s): In this study, the SP-38 (Diterpene Lactone derivative) was designed,
synthesized from clerodane diterpene (lactone) isolated from Polyanthia longifolia var …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is debilitating, progressive autoimmune diseases of unknown
cause. It affects joints by destructing bone and cartilage, leading to pain, inflammation, and …

Background: Olax subscorpioideaOliv.(Olacaceae) is a woody shrub that is widely
distributed in Africa. It hastrado-medicinal importance and is used in the treatment of asthma …

The rising burden of Diabetes mellitus (DM) globally and particularly in sub-Sahara Africa
calls for alternative treatment solutions. This is because the currently available drugs for its …

People continue to get remedies from traditional healers in both developed and
nondeveloped countries to cure various ailments. Olax is one of the largest genera of the …