Gustav Komlaga

Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Safety Evaluation of Hura crepitans (L.) Stem Bark Hydroethanolic Extract in Animals

Oluwole Sunday Owojuyigbe, Caleb Kesse Firempong, Gustav Komlaga, Christopher Larbie & Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2020

Background and Objectives: Medicinal plants have become popular in the search ofa cure for various hepatopathies with a considerable number of herbal products being used for the management of liver ailments. However, most, including Hura crepitans (HC), have not been toxicologica...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i830255

Toxicity of the Hydroethanolic Leaves Extract of Duranta erecta L. in Rat Models

Shadrack Donkor, Christopher Larbie, Gustav Komlaga & Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2020

Background and Objectives: Duranta erecta is used in folklore medicine for the treatment of myriad of diseases in Africa. The study was carried out to evaluate the safety of hydroethanolic leaves extract of D. erecta in experimental rats in order to ascertain its potential toxic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i630441

Hepatoprotective Potential of Hura crepitans L.: A Review of Ethnomedical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies

Oluwole S. Owojuyigbe, Caleb K. Firempong, Christopher Larbie, Gustav Komlaga & Benjamin O. Emikpe · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2020

Herbal medicines are the main source of treatment of diseases in non-urban centres of the developing world. Secondary metabolites obtained from herbal sources contain bioactive phytochemicals, many of which have been the origin for the development of novel pharmaceutical drugs. H...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i230136