Kevin Bikindou, Ghislaine Boungou-Tsona, Houzel-Mampouty Bounkosso, Praudhige Jaynereuse Nombault Nienzi, Ernest Bitemou, Roy Verlain Dabira, Logique Matsouele Mbouita, Frangi Benaly Mpika Otoubou, Edmond Sylvestre Miabangana & Aubin Nestor Loumouamou·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2025
Byrsanthus brownii Guill (Salicaceae) is a plant used in traditional Congolese medicine to treat malarial fevers, amoebic dysentery, high blood pressure, physical and sexual asthenia. Objective: This work aimed to determine the chemical profiles and then evaluate the antioxidant...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21256
For centuries, man has sought to enhance his sexual vitality or to combat impotence through traditional knowledges based on aphrodisiac substances. Several ethnobotanical surveys that were conducted in Niger republic have mentioned a number of plants as aphrodisiacs. This work ai...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21255
In Unani system of medicine, the roots and rhizomes of Glycyrrhiza glabra (GG) or Licorice have been used clinically for centuries for their anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, expectorant, antimicrobial, antipyretic, analgesic, and anxiolytic activities. The roots are highly valued fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21254
Lais T. Massing, Rosa Helena V. Mourão, Sandra Layse F. Sarrazin, Chieno Suemitsu, Pablo Luis B. Figueiredo, Caio P. Fernandes & José Guilherme S. Maia·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2025
Aims: Essential oils of Pectis elongata from the Brazilian Amazon were analyzed to estimate the citral (neral and geranial stereoisomers) content in the vegetative and reproductive phases and their circadian cycle. Also, a nanoemulsification bioassay was performed to determine it...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21253
Traditional Plants of Medicinal Importance (TPMI) are essential components of healthcare systems in developing countries. It is estimated that, out of 300,000 plant species present in the world, only 15% have been assessed for their pharmacological potential. The complexity and h...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21252
Marlyne-Josephine Mananga, Nyemb Nyunaï, Sidoine Ruth Touole, Armelle Deutou Tchamgoue, Brice Didier Kouandjoua Ndjigoui, Gilbert Manga Mbassi, Joseph Karrington Eyili Noah, Fabrice MBA Medou & Elie Fokou·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2025
Background: The causes of anaemia vary and include iron deficiency, vitamin deficiency, inflammation-related anaemia, aplastic anaemia, anaemias related to bone marrow diseases, hemolytic anaemia, and sickle cell anaemia. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional p...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21251
This study investigates the effects of Cinnamomum verum bark extract on Streptozotocin (STZ) induced neurotoxicity in Wistar rats. Twenty five (25) Male Wistar rats weighing between 93.4 -107.6g were divided into five groups: Group A: Control, Group B 65mg/kg STZ, Group C 65mg/kg...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21250
Acorus calamus Linn. (Sweet Flag), a semiaquatic aromatic herb from the Araceae family, thrives in wetland and humid conditions, particularly in temperate and subtropical regions. Its rhizomes, used in traditional medicine, have been employed for centuries to treat ailments like...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21249
The consumption of medicinal plants in the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasingly recommended by therapists. The leaves of Adansonia digitata (LAD), Corchorus olitorius (LCO), and the bark of Triumfetta cordifolia (BTC) are parts of the plants commonly consumed as tr...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21248
Frank Lilian Mahel Batana, Vincent NGOUANA, Eugenie Aimée Madiesse Kemgne, Boniface Pone Kamdem, Marius Jaures Tsakem Nangap, Raoul Kemzeu, Junelle MAKEMTEU, Darline Dize, Patrick Valère Tsouh Fokou, Armel Cyrille Tenkeu, Paul Keilah Lunga, Rémy Bertrand Teponno, Léon Azefack Tapondjou & Fabrice Fekam Boyom·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2025
Background: Malaria is a parasitic disease that affects many parts of the globe, especially sub-Saharan Africa. Over time, malaria parasites have become resistant to most antimalarial drugs, including artemisinin. Medicinal plants, which are used in the traditional treatment of m...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i21247