Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P. H. Raven (Family: Onagraceae) is traditionally used to treat skin diseases, diarrhea and flatulence. This study assayed twelve extracts of L. octovalvis for their total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant and antibacterial activity. The highest TPC at 264.76 ± 0.23 GAE mg/g dry weight and antioxidant activity (evaluated by 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and ferric...

AIM OF STUDY The ethnobotanical study surveyed the different types of medicinal plants used for the treatment of malaria in the south-western region of Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS Information was collected by interviewing indigenous people, using a semi-structured questionnaire. Collected plant samples were identified and authenticated in Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Nig...

Phytoremediation encompasses an array of plant-associated processes known to mitigate contaminants from soil, sediment, and water. Modification of pesticides associated with agricultural runoff includes processes directly associated with aquatic macrophytes in addition to changes in soil geochemistry and associated rhizospheric degradation. Remediation attributes of two vegetative species commo...

Background: The ethano-pharmacological survey on two Indian medicinal plants Alternanthera ficoidea and Ludwigia octovalvis revels that both are biologically potential effective in the management of various diseases. Despite as whole used traditionally by local people subcontinent but toxicity studies plant extract has not explored scientifically. Objective: study was designed to explore associ...