Catherine Lukhoba

Morphological Traits as Indicators of Bitterness in Traditional Vegetables: The Case of Spider Plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) in Kenya

Ruth Adeka, Catherine Lukhoba, Judith Odhiambo & Patrick Maundu · Asian Journal of Research in Botany · 2019

Aims: The study set out to find the existence of variation in leaf bitterness of spider plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) in six (6) agro-ecological zones in Kenya and whether levels of leaf bitterness correlated with morphological characters; colour of main stem including colour of...

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An Investigation into the Efficacy of the Combined Methanol Extract of Zanthoxylum asiaticum and Delonix regia on Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice and Its Effects on Blood Parameters

Robert Omondi, Mukabana Wolfgang, Catherine Lukhoba, Parmena Kaaya & Jeremiah W. Gathirwa · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2026

Aims: This study assessed the effectiveness of single and fixed-ratio combinations of extracts from Zanthoxylum asiaticum and Delonix regia against Plasmodium berghei, as well as their effects on haematological parameters in mice. Methodology: Distilled water was used to clean th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejmp/2026/v37i21338

Phytochemicals Analysis, In vitro Anti-plasmodium Activity of Delonix regia Bark and Carica papaya Leaf Extracts in Combination with Chloroquine

Robert Omondi, Mukabana Wolfgang, Catherine Lukhoba & Jeremiah W. Gathirwa · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2024

Background: The effectiveness of treating malaria may be jeopardized by artemisinin-resistant parasites. Pharmaceutical companies have been using plants for a very long time to generate the prototype molecules needed to treat Plasmodium infections. Objective: To evaluate anti-pla...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejmp/2024/v35i51201