ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAS IN THE ROOTS OF AFZELIA AFRICANA, ENTADA AFRICANA, AND PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS

Determination of the Antimycobacterial Activity of the Fractions and Isolated Compounds from the Roots of Galenia Africana L. Var. Africana

The escalation of infections caused by M. tuberculosis, particularly those caused by MDR-TB strains is of considerable global concern. Since no new antituberculosis drugs have become available during the last forty years, there is obvious need for new and effective anti-tubercular drugs. There are reports of phytochemical analysis of essential oils, glycolipids, sesquiterpenoids, triterpenoids ...

Physico-chemical and toxicological studies on Afzelia Africana seed and oil

Interactions of Antibiotics and Methanolic Crude Extracts of Afzelia Africana (Smith.) Against Drug Resistance Bacterial Isolates

Infection due to multidrug resistance pathogens is difficult to manage due to bacterial virulence factors and because of a relatively limited choice of antimicrobial agents. Thus, it is imperative to discover fresh antimicrobials or new practices that are effective for the treatment of infectious diseases caused by drug-resistant microorganisms. The objective of this experiment is to investigat...

Evaluation of Suspending Properties of a Natural Hydrocolloid Gum from Afzelia Africana

The suspending property of a new polysaccharide gum derived from Afzelia Africana (family Fabaceae) seed have been investigated using Sodium carboxymethylcellulose as reference standard. Deflocculated and flocculated(using 1% solution of Aluminium Chloride) Zinc oxide suspensions were prepared using 0.5%w/v,1.0%w/v,2%w/v and 4%w/v of Afzelia africana gum, sodium carboxymethylcellulose and binar...

Antidiarrhoeal and Antiulcer Activities of Mammea Africana

The   stembark of Mammea africana is used traditionally for the treatment of stomach pains. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of ethanolic stembark extract of Mammea africana on experimentally induced diarrhoea and ulcer . The extract ( 30 – 90mg/kg) was administered orally in rats 30 minutes to one hour before the induction of diarrhoeal and ulcer using di...