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Control of field insect pests of mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) using some plant extracts in Umudike, Nigeria
Field trials were conducted at Umudike, Nigeria, during the 2015 and 2016 cropping seasons to determine the efficacy of plant …
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Antimicrobial activity of stigmasterol from the stem bark of Neocarya macrophylla
Background: Natural products play a significant role in human therapy. They represent a huge reservoir of bioactive chemical diversity and …
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Anticarcinogenic effect of alpha-lipoic acid and Jatropha gossypifolia leaves against cypermethrin-induced genotoxicity in rats
Background: Cypermethrin (Cyp), a synthetic pyrethroid developed for agricultural and public health applications, has become harmful to the environment and …
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Antioxidant activity and antimicrobial properties of Entada leptostachya and Prosopis juliflora extracts
Background: Natural phytoconstituents produced by plants for their sustenance have been reported to reduce disease.Objectives: This study determined the phytoconstituents, …
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Proximate, phytochemical screening and mineral analysis of Crescentia cujete L. leaves
Background: One of the uses of Crescentia cujete leaves is in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, which necessitated the evaluation …
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Editorial: Medicinal Plants and Economic Development
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Inventory and ethnobotanical assessment of plant species in Lagos State University, Ojo campus, Lagos, Nigeria
Inventory and ethnobotanical assessment of plant species growing on Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo main campus, Lagos State, Nigeria, were …
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A comparison of the antibacterial activity of some African black soaps and medicated soaps commonly used for the treatment of bacteria-infected wound
Background: Black soap is a medicinal product that could be harnessed for economic purpose if properly packaged, and misconception about …
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A preliminary leaf epidermal and pollen morphology of some West African species of Desplatsia Bocq
Desplatsia is a genus made up of about four to eight species which are mostly trees native to tropical Africa. …
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Phytochemical and antibacterial properties of Diodia scandens and Phyllanthus amarus on staphylococci isolated from patients in tertiary hospitals in Nigeria
Background: The rapidly growing use of herbal drugs or supplements in complementary and alternative medicine as substitute for orthodox medicine …