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Merlin L. K. Mensah
Researcher at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Publications - 40
Citations - 835
Merlin L. K. Mensah is an academic researcher from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Essential oil. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 39 publications receiving 674 citations. Previous affiliations of Merlin L. K. Mensah include College of Health Sciences, Bahrain & University of Nottingham.
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Composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oils of Xylopia aethiopica (Dun) A. Rich. (Annonaceae) leaves, stem bark, root bark, and fresh and dried fruits, growing in Ghana.
Anastasia Karioti,Dimitra Hadjipavlou-Litina,Merlin L. K. Mensah,Theophilus C. Fleischer,Helen Skaltsa +4 more
TL;DR: The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from the leaves, the barks of the stem and the root, as well as from the fresh and dried fruits of Xylopia aethiopica, growing in Ghana, was investigated by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses and beta-Pinene was predominant in all cases.
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Antimicrobial activity of the leaves and seeds of Bixa orellana.
TL;DR: The ethanolic extracts of the leaves and seeds of Bixa orellana showed a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity and the activity of the leaf extract was more pronounced.
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Medicinal plants and finished marketed herbal products used in the treatment of malaria in the Ashanti region, Ghana
Gustav Komlaga,Gustav Komlaga,Christian Agyare,Rita A. Dickson,Merlin L. K. Mensah,Kofi Annan,Philippe M. Loiseau,Pierre Champy +7 more
TL;DR: This study provides new additions to the inventory of medicinal plants used for the management of malaria and reports the commercial availability and regulation of finished marketed labelled herbal products intended for the treatment of malaria in Ghana.
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Toxicity and Safety Implications of Herbal Medicines Used in Africa
Merlin L. K. Mensah,Gustav Komlaga,Arnold Donkor Forkuo,CalebFirempong,Alexander K. Anning,Rita A. Dickson +5 more
TL;DR: It is expected that toxicity studies concerning herbal medicine should reflect their traditional use to allow for rational discussions regarding their safety and to establish the safety of various herbal medicines in man.
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Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of xylopia aethiopica
Theophilus C. Fleischer,Merlin L. K. Mensah,Abraham Yeboah Mensah,Gustav Komlaga,Stephen Yao Gbedema,Helen Skaltsa +5 more
TL;DR: The fresh and dried fruits, leaf, stem bark and root bark essential oils showed various degrees of activity against the gram positive bacteria, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, the gram negative bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the yeast-like fungus Candida albicans, using the cup plate method.