Potential of Central, Eastern and Western Africa medicinal plants for cancer therapy: spotlight on resistant cells and molecular targets

AT Mbaveng, V Kuete, T Efferth - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
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 …

An appraisal of documented medicinal plants used for the treatment of cancer in Africa over a twenty-year period (1998–2018)

IO Raimi, BG Kopaopa, LL Mugivhisa, FB Lewu… - Journal of Herbal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the years, appreciable advancements have been made in the treatment and control of
cancer incidence and progression globally. However, the conventional treatment method is …

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by communities of Northern Kordofan region, Sudan

MHA Suleiman - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The present study provides significant
ethnopharmacological information on plant species used in North Kordofan region, western …

Cytotoxicity of 15 Cameroonian medicinal plants against drug sensitive and multi-drug resistant cancer cells

V Kuete, DE Djeussi, AT Mbaveng, M Zeino… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Cameroonian medicinal plants are traditionally used to
treat many ailments, including cancer and related diseases. Cancer is characterized as a …

Ethnopharmacological evaluation of schistosomicidal and cercaricidal activities of some selected medicinal plants from Ghana

DO Acheampong, N Owusu-Adzorah, FA Armah… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - Springer
Background The adulticidal and cercaricidal activities of five Ghanaian medicinal plants,
namely, Phyllanthus amarus, Vernonia amygdalina, Azadirachta indica, Morinda lucida and …

Evaluation of phytochemical composition and antimicrobial activity of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaf.

IE Mbaeyi-Nwaoha, VN Emejulu - 2013 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Sweet Potato Leave (SPL) powder and its peptone, ethanol and water extracts were
subjected to proximate, phytochemical, anti-nutrient and antimicrobial analysis. The results …

Antibacterial and antibiotic-modulation activity of six Cameroonian medicinal plants against Gram-negative multi-drug resistant phenotypes

DE Djeussi, JAK Noumedem, BT Ngadjui… - BMC complementary and …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Bacterial Infections involving multi-drug resistant (MDR) phenotypes
constitute a worldwide health concern. The present work was designed to assess the …

[PDF][PDF] Preliminary phytochemical screening of raw and thermally processed palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer linn.) fruit pulp

P Saranya, TP Vijayakumar - Journal of Innovations in …, 2016 - academia.edu
Abstract Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer Linn.) can be found in tropical countries such as
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. The palmyra palm …

[PDF][PDF] The use of herbal medicines by cancer patients in contemporary African settings: a scoping review

BJ Alegbeleye, OOP Akpoveso, RK Mohammed - Int J Sci Adv, 2020 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Patients in Africa frequently utilize medicinal herbs at large.
Nonetheless, to date, there is a lack of data on concurrent use of herbs with conventional …

Preliminary study: neurobehavioural effects of Nauclea latifolia and Emilia sonchifolia in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei berghei

I Edagha, K Davies, S Ita… - British Journal of …, 2015 - archive.bionaturalists.in
This study was designed to examine the effects of ethanolic leaf extracts of Nauclea latifolia
and Emilia sonchifolia on anxiety, fear and locomotion in mice infected with plasmodium …