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The useful plants of West Tropical Africa.
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Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial efficacy of extracts from Khaya senegalensis against human pathogenic bacteria
TL;DR: Findings support the claim for Khaya senegalensis for its treatment of bacterial and fungal infections.
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Plant products in the treatment and control of filariasis and other helminth infections and assay systems for antifilarial/anthelmintic activity.
TL;DR: This review focuses on the plant products reported to be useful in the control and treatment of human helminth infections with the main emphasis on filariasis and the in vitro and in vivo systems available for assaying anthelmintic activity.
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Ethnobotanical investigation and diversity of Gbolo ( Crassocephalum rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) S. Moore and Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore), a traditional leafy vegetable under domestication in Benin
Arlette Adjatin,Alexandre Dansi,C. S. Eze,P. Assogba,I. Dossou-Aminon,Koffi Akpagana,Akpovi Akoegninou,Ambaliou Sanni +7 more
TL;DR: The study revealed the existence of different morphotypes corresponding to two botanical species found unequally distributed throughout Benin and the vegetable was reported to possess special nutritional and medicinal values.
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The Medicinally Important Leafy Vegetables of Southwestern Nigeria
TL;DR: The family Compositae (Asteraceae) contained the highest number of plants followed by the Cucurbitaceae, Malvaceae and Solanaceae, and the establishment of a gene/seed bank for vegetables is advocated.
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Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Volatile Constituents from Fresh Fruits of Alchornea cordifolia and Canthium subcordatum
Emmanuel E. Essien,Jennifer Schmidt Newby,Tameka M. Walker,William N. Setzer,Olusegun Ekundayo +4 more
TL;DR: The antimicrobial activities of A. cordifolia and C. subcordatum fruit essential oils are a function of their distinct chemical profiles; their volatiles and biological activities are reported for the first time.