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 …

Medicinal plants have been used since the existence of mankind. Herbal medicines based
on traditional medicine endure as primary health care delivery worldwide up today. In …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Xylopia aethiopica has been used traditionally to treat
some central nervous system disorders including epilepsy. Aim of the study Despite the …

Background Depression causes significant debilitating symptoms and economic burden.
Current management is challenged by slow onset of action and modest efficacies of …

Xylopia aethiopica A. Rich. is a medicinal plant with significant traditional and cultural values
in most parts of Africa. The plant is used in ethnomedicine as a concoction and decoction in …

Psychosis is a mental disorder characterised by multiple symptoms affecting thought,
emotion, perception, volition and general wellbeing of the sufferers. Psychotic patients in …

Abstract Context: Fruits of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.(Annonaceae) are used
traditionally to manage arthritis, headache and other pain disorders. Objective: The …

Breast cancer incidence and mortality rate in Cameroonian women is incredibly high, thus
there is need for more effective therapy. Xylopia aethiopica dry fruits are traditionally used …

Anxiety disorders affect people worldwide with disabling symptoms. Xylopic acid, an ent-
kaurane diterpene, exerts central nervous system depressant, opioid receptor-mediated …

Introduction. Xylopic acid (XA), the major constituent of the fruit of Xylopia aethiopica, has
shown several pharmacological properties. Traditionally, the plant is used to treat several …