January 2019

Phytochemical investigation and assessment of antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of Sudanese Citrus paradisi peel extract

The peel of grape fruit is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of several diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of peel extract from Citrus paradisi. Qualitative phytochemical screening of peel indicates the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, sterols, triterpenes, tannins, saponins, coumarins, glycosides, reducing sugars,...

Author(s): Ayat Ahmed Alrasheid, Alaa Abdulmoneim Mohamed, Einas Gamal Mohieldin, Kowther Isam Eldein, Layla Fathi Yassin, Marvit Osman Widdatallh, Mawa Ibrahim Alnour, Sahar Hussein Eltilib, Shimaa AbdelRahman Ahmed and Saad Mohamed Hussein Ayoub  

January 2019

Ethnobotanical survey of plants traditionally used for malaria prevention and treatment in indigenous villages of Tepi Town South West Ethiopia

Increased resistance to insecticides and established drugs by malaria vectors necessitate the search for alternative cost-effective malaria control tools in the Ethiopia. Traditional remedies are the most important source of therapeutics of the population and more than 85% of the traditional medical preparations in Ethiopia are of plant origin. As the Ethiopian indigenous medicinal plants' knowledge and diversity is...

Author(s): Dagne Abebe and Belachew Garedew