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Direct inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme by an extract of Harpagophytum procumbens, harpagoside and harpagide
(Academic Journals, 2011)
A methanolic extract of Harpagophytum procumbens as well as harpagoside and harpagide were tested
as direct inhibitors of cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme (COX-2). The H. procumbens extract demonstrated
direct inhibition (68%) of ...
Evaluation of the effects of Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S. Green (Oleaceae) leaf methanol extract against castor oil-induced diarrhoea in mice
(Oxford University Press, 2010)
Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S. Green is widely used in South
Africa by traditional medicine practitioners to treat diarrhoea. However, little is known
scientifically about this South African species in the ...
Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities of the leaf methanol extract of ruta graveolens l. (rutaceae) in mice and rats
(African Networks Ethnomedicines, 2014)
Ruta graveolens has been used to treat toothache, earache, rheumatism and fever with little scientific evidence corroborating these uses. The leaf methanol extract of Ruta graveolens was evaluated for antinociceptive ...