Department of Biochemistry Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. Corresponding Author: Saidu, A.N ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The phytochemical screening and hypoglycemic effect of Carica papaya stem bark in alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats was investigated. Phytochemical analysis of the methanolic extract of Carica papaya...

The effect of aqueous stem bark extract of Jatropha curcas in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei was investigated. Ninety mice divided into six groups of fifteen were used for the study. Group 1 served as normal control, group 2 was inoculated with 0.2 ml of 1.0 x 107 infected erythrocytes containing Plasmodium berghei as negative control, Groups 3, 4 and 5 were infected and treated with 250...

The present study was performed to substantiate the traditional claim of the wound healing activity of stem bark of Albizzia lebbeck Linn. in rats. The effects of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of stem bark of A. lebbeck (5% and 10% w/v topically and 250 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg p.o.) on excision, incision and dead space wound model were examined. The extracts were administered orally for 10 days fo...

  Background & Aim: Oxidative stress has been linked to the development of systemic complications in malaria infection. Recent approaches in treatment of malaria suggest that the control of oxidative stress in infected patients may be of therapeutic advantage. The stem bark and leaves of Uapaca togoensis are used locally in the treatment of various disease...

BACKGROUND Gastric peptic ulcer is one of the common disorders of gastrointestinal tract, which occur due to an imbalance between the offensive and defensive factors. It is an illness that affects a considerable number of people worldwide. This study was conducted to evaluate the antiulcerogenic and antiulcer effects and recognize the basic mechanism of action of Piptadeniastrum africanum stem ...

The effects of the methanol extract of the stem bark of Prosopis africana (Guill., Perrott. and Rich.) Taubert (Fabaceae) on bleeding/clotting and coagulation time, excision and dead space wounds were studied in rats. Also, the extract was subjected to antibacterial, and acute toxicity and lethality (LD(50)) tests. The extract significantly (P<0.05) reduced bleeding/clotting and coagulation tim...

Nutritional strategies to benefit skin health are of growing importance. Current approaches mainly involve nutritional supplements containing antioxidants which were initially designed to protect human skin against ultraviolet radiation-induced damage. Within recent years, however, a growing number of studies suggests that the beneficial effects of these products clearly extend beyond photoprot...

Kurchi bark and kurchi seeds have been reputed drugs in the Indian system of medicine from almost prehistoric days, being mentioned by Charak in nearly 1000 B.C. for the treatment of subacute and chronic dysenteries. Though the alkaloids were isolated as early as 1853 by Haines, and also by R. C. Dutta in the Chemical Department of the Medical College of Bengal in 1880, and whilst recently some...

The stem heartwood of Lophira alata Banks ex C. F. Gaertn. (Ochnaceae), also called “bongossi”, shows strong resistance against destructive fungi and bacteria and is extensively exploited as fi rst-grade timber. Both aqueous and alcohol extracts of either the leaves, the stem bark or the stem heartwood of this plant are extensively used as antiseptics by many tribes in the central and southern ...