Traditional Medicines in Africa: An Appraisal of Ten Potent African Medicinal Plants

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Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities of Selected Medicinal Plants of Himalayas, Pakistan

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Medicinal plants used for the management of respiratory diseases in Zimbabwe: Review and perspectives potential management of COVID-19

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Development of an antidiabetic formulation (ADJ6) and its inhibitory activity against α-amylase and α-glucosidase

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Traditional herbal medicine use among people living with HIV/AIDS in Gondar, Ethiopia: Do their health care providers know?

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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human ailments in Quara district, northwestern Ethiopia

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Potential of ethno-veterinary medicine in animal health care practices in the South Pacific Island countries: a review

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Antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of plant extracts from the Asteraceae and Rubiaceae families

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Long‑term consumption of fermented rooibos herbal tea offers neuroprotection against ischemic brain injury in rats

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Challenges and Opportunities for Drug Discovery in Developing Countries: The Example of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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Neurogenomics: An opportunity to integrate neuroscience, genomics and bioinformatics research in Africa

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Phytochemical, pharmacological, and In-silico molecular docking studies of Strobilanthes glutinosus Nees: An unexplored source of bioactive compounds

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Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology, and Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants Used for Treating Human Diarrheal Cases in Rwanda: A Review

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Traditionally used polyherbals in a southern African therapeutic context

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Cabbage juice protect against lead-induced liver and kidney damage in male Wistar rat

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A review of nanomaterials from synthetic and natural molecules for prospective breast cancer nanotherapy

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Established antibacterial drugs from plants

Seukep, A. J., Mbuntcha, H. G., Menkem, E. Z., Luma, W. S., Nembo, E. N., Bomba, F. D. T., Djakissam, W., & Kuete, V. (2022) · Advances in botanical research · doi:10.1016/bs.abr.2022.08.005 · Cited by 31

Prevalence and predictors of traditional medicine use among persons with diabetes in Africa: a systematic review

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TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS: A REVIEW

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Functional foods and bioactive compounds: Roles in the prevention, treatment and management of neurodegenerative diseases

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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in managing Gonorrhoea and Syphilis in Urambo District, Tabora Region, Tanzania

Kacholi, D. S., & Amir, H. M. (2022) · Journal of Herbs Spices & Medicinal Plants · doi:10.1080/10496475.2022.2035476 · Cited by 28

Inhibition of mycothione disulphide reductase and mycobacterial biofilm by selected South African plants

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African Herbal Remedies with Antioxidant Activity: A Potential Resource Base for Wound Treatment

Gulumian, M., Yahaya, E. S., & Steenkamp, V. (2018) · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1155/2018/4089541 · Cited by 33

Multidirectional insights on Chrysophyllum perpulchrum leaves and stem bark extracts: HPLC-ESI-MSn profiles, antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties

Baloğlu, M. C., Llorent-Martínez, E. J., Aumeeruddy, M. Z., Mahomoodally, M. F., Altunoğlu, Y. Ç., Ustaoglu, B., Öçal, M., Gürel, S., Béné, K., Sinan, K. I., et al. (2019) · Industrial Crops and Products · doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.03.066 · Cited by 27

Advancement of Nanobiomaterials to Deliver Natural Compounds for Tissue Engineering Applications

Kumar, S. S. D., & Abrahamse, H. (2020) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms21186752 · Cited by 28

Ethnopharmacological uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Guiera senegalensis J.F. Gmel. (Combretaceae)

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Overview of traditional systems of medicine in different continents

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Phytochemical screening, biological evaluation, and molecular docking studies of aerial parts of Trigonella hamosa (branched Fenugreek)

Rao, H., Ahmad, S., Aati, H. Y., Basit, A., Ahmad, S., Ghalloo, B. A., Shehzad, M. N., Nazar, R., Zeeshan, M., Nasim, M. J., et al. (2023) · Arabian Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.arabjc.2023.104795 · Cited by 27

Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Moringa Tree: An Overview

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Plant-Derived Natural Products as Lead Agents against Common Respiratory Diseases

Oriola, A. O., & Oyedeji, A. O. (2022) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules27103054 · Cited by 26

GC-MS Characterization, In Vitro Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and In Silico NADPH Oxidase Inhibition Studies of Anvillea radiata Essential Oils

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An examination of the Antimicrobial and Anticancer Properties of Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss. Bark Extracts

Rabadeaux, C., Vallette, L., Sirdaarta, J., Davis, C., & Cock, I. E. (2017) · Pharmacognosy Journal · doi:10.5530/pj.2017.4.82 · Cited by 26

Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province of Sri Lanka

Napagoda, M. T., Sundarapperuma, T., Fonseka, D., Amarasiri, S. S., & Gunaratna, P. (2019) · Scientifica · doi:10.1155/2019/9737302 · Cited by 26

HPLC–ESI–QTOF–MS/MS profiling and therapeutic effects of Schinus terebinthifolius and Schinus molle fruits: investigation of their antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties

Feriani, A., Tir, M., Mufti, A., Gómez‐Caravaca, A. M., Contreras, M. D. M., Taamalli, A., Segura‐Carretero, A., Aldawood, N., Nahdi, S., Alwasel, S. H., et al. (2021) · Inflammopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s10787-021-00791-1 · Cited by 25

In-vitro examination and isolation of antidiarrheal compounds using five bacterial strains from invasive species Bidens bipinnata L.

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Glocalization of COVID-19 responses and management of the pandemic in Africa

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Effects of the aqueous extract of Pittosporum mannii Hook. f. (Pittosporaceae) stem barks on spontaneous and spasmogen-induced contractile activity of isolated rat duodenum

Joseph, N., Tom, E. N. L., Benoit, N. T., Désiré, D. D. P., Farouck, A. O. B., Dimo, T., & Kamtchouing, P. (2015) · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.05.047 · Cited by 24

Flavonoids and triterpenes from Combretum fragrans with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antidiabetic potential

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Effects of Aqueous and Methanolic Extracts of Stem Bark of Alstonia boonei De Wild. (Apocynaceae) on Dextran Sodium Sulfate‐Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Wistar Rats

Adjouzem, C. F., Ateufack, G., Mbiantcha, M., Nana, W. Y., Marthe, V. M. M., Nguemnang, S. F. D., Tsafack, E. G., & Atsamo, A. D. (2020) · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1155/2020/4918453 · Cited by 27

Bridging Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Multi-Omics Approaches for Plant-Derived Natural Product Discovery

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Utilising ubuntu in social work practice: ubuntu in the eyes of the multimodal approach

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An investigation into the consumption patterns, attitude, and perception of Mauritians towards common medicinal food plants

Mahomoodally, M. F., & Ramalingum, N. (2015) · Journal of Herbal Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.hermed.2015.04.006 · Cited by 23

Indigenous knowledge codification of African traditional medicine: Inhibited by status quo based on secrecy?

Masango, C. A. (2019) · Information Development · doi:10.1177/0266666919853007 · Cited by 22

African Medicinal Plants Useful for Cognition and Memory: Therapeutic Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease

Enogieru, A. B., & Momodu, O. I. (2021) · The Botanical Review · doi:10.1007/s12229-021-09246-2 · Cited by 23

Preliminary Study of the Antimicrobial, Anticoagulant, Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Five Selected Plants with Therapeutic Application in Dentistry

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A review of the possibilities of utilising medicinal plants in improving the reproductive performance of male ruminants

Shai, K., Lebelo, S. L., Ng'ambi, J. W., Mabelebele, M., & Sebola, N. A. (2022) · All Life · doi:10.1080/26895293.2022.2147225 · Cited by 22

Antibacterial Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Nine Plants from Chencha, Southern Ethiopia

Manilal, A., Sabu, K. R., Tesfaye, A., Teshome, T., Aklilu, A., Seid, M., Kayta, G., Ayele, A. A., & Idhayadhulla, A. (2023) · Infection and Drug Resistance · doi:10.2147/idr.s402244 · Cited by 22

Isolation of Antimicrobial Compounds From Cnestis ferruginea Vahl ex. DC (Connaraceae) Leaves Through Bioassay-Guided Fractionation

Kouakou, K., Panda, S. K., Yang, M.-R., Lu, J., Jiang, Z., Puyvelde, L. V., & Luyten, W. H. M. L. (2019) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.00705 · Cited by 21

Recent updates on the possible reasons for the low incidence and morbidity of COVID-19 cases in Africa

Tsinda, E. K., & Mmbando, G. S. (2021) · Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center · doi:10.1186/s42269-021-00589-9 · Cited by 18

Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, and Cytotoxic Effects of The Phytexponent: A Polyherbal Formulation

Odira, H. O., Mitema, S. O., Mapenay, I. M., & Moriasi, G. A. (2022) · Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine · doi:10.1177/2515690x221082986 · Cited by 21

Ethnopharmacological study of traditional medicinal plants used by the people in Metema district, northwestern Ethiopia

Tadesse, D., Lulekal, E., & Masresha, G. (2025) · Frontiers in Pharmacology · doi:10.3389/fphar.2025.1535822 · Cited by 20

An updated review on phytochemical properties of “Golden Dewdrop” Duranta erecta

Jiraungkoorskul, W., & Subsongsang, R. (2016) · Pharmacognosy Reviews/Bioinformatics Trends/Pharmacognosy review · doi:10.4103/0973-7847.194042 · Cited by 20

African oral tradition, cultural retentions and the transmission of knowledge in the West Indies

Smart, C.-A. (2019) · IFLA Journal · doi:10.1177/0340035218823219 · Cited by 20

Hydrolyzable tannins (ellagitannins), flavonoids, pentacyclic triterpenes and their glycosides in antimycobacterial extracts of the ethnopharmacologically selected Sudanese medicinal plant Combretum hartmannianum Schweinf

Salih, E. Y. A., Julkunen‐Tiitto, R., Luukkanen, O., Fahmi, M. K. M., & Fyhrquist, P. (2021) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112264 · Cited by 20

Usage of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Related Factors among Patients Receiving Healthcare in Lesotho

Mokhesi, T., & Modjadji, P. (2022) · The Open Public Health Journal · doi:10.2174/18749445-v15-e2202090 · Cited by 20

Bridging the Chemical Profiles and Biological Effects of Spathodea campanulata Extracts: A New Contribution on the Road from Natural Treasure to Pharmacy Shelves

Świątek, Ł., Sieniawska, E., Sinan, K. I., Zengin, G., Uba, A. İ., Béné, K., Maciejewska‐Turska, M., Rajtar, B., Polz‐Dacewicz, M., & Aktümsek, A. (2022) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules27154694 · Cited by 20

Immune System and Epidemics: The Role of African Indigenous Bioactive Substances

Frazzoli, C., Grasso, G., Husaini, D. C., Ajibo, D. N., Orish, F. C., & Orisakwe, O. E. (2023) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu15020273 · Cited by 28

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the people of Mosop, Nandi County in Kenya

Maiyo, Z. C., Njeru, S. N., Toroitich, F. J., Abwao, S. I., & Obonyo, M. A. (2024) · Frontiers in Pharmacology · doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1328903 · Cited by 28

African Plant-Based Natural Products with Antivirulence Activities to the Rescue of Antibiotics

Mahavy, C. E., Duez, P., Jaziri, M. E., & Rasamiravaka, T. (2020) · Antibiotics · doi:10.3390/antibiotics9110830 · Cited by 20

COVID-19 and cancer in Africa

Addai, B. W., & Ngwa, W. F. (2020) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abd1016 · Cited by 20

A Bibliographic Assessment Using the Degrees of Publication Method: Medicinal Plants from the Rural Greater Mpigi Region (Uganda)

Schultz, F., Anywar, G., Quave, C. L., & Garbe, L. (2021) · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1155/2021/6661565 · Cited by 20

Identification and characterization of phytochemicals and constituents in Desmodium velutinum stem using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Nkwocha, C., Ogugofor, M. O., Chukwuma, I. F., & Njoku, O. U. (2022) · Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.prmcm.2022.100090 · Cited by 20

Traditional Medicine in Africa

Amzat, J., & Razum, O. (2017) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-61672-8_6 · Cited by 20

An appraisal of documented medicinal plants used for the treatment of cancer in Africa over a twenty-year period (1998–2018)

Raimi, I. O., Kopaopa, B. G., Mugivhisa, L. L., Lewu, F. B., Amoo, S. O., & Olowoyo, J. O. (2020) · Journal of Herbal Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.hermed.2020.100371 · Cited by 19

Herbal remedies in the management of hyperuricemia and gout: A review of in vitro, in vivo and clinical evidences

Mahomoodally, M. F., Coodian, K., Hosenally, M., Zengin, G., Shariati, M. A., Abdalla, A. N., Alhazmi, H. A., Khuwaja, G., Mohan, S., & Khalid, A. (2024) · Phytotherapy Research · doi:10.1002/ptr.8211 · Cited by 19

Wound Care: Traditional African Medicine Approach

Builders, P. F., & Builders, M. I. (2016) · InTech eBooks · doi:10.5772/65521 · Cited by 19

A comparative study of the HPLC-MS profiles and biological efficiency of different solvent leaf extracts of two African plants: Bersama abyssinica and Scoparia dulcis

Sinan, K. I., Béné, K., Zengin, G., Diuzheva, A., Jekő, J., Cziáky, Z., Picot-Allain, C. M. N., Mollica, A., Rengasamy, K. R. R., & Mahomoodally, M. F. (2019) · International Journal of Environmental Health Research · doi:10.1080/09603123.2019.1652885 · Cited by 19

Assessment of traditional knowledge of the antidiabetic plants of Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas in the context of recent phytochemical and pharmacological advances

Chakraborty, R., Roy, S., & Mandal, V. (2016) · Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine · doi:10.1016/s2095-4964(16)60267-4 · Cited by 19

Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anticorrosion Properties of Epipremnum aureum

Prabakaran, M., Hemapriya, V., Kim, S., & Chung, I. (2018) · Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering · doi:10.1007/s13369-018-3398-5 · Cited by 18

Cola caricifolia (G.Don) K. Schum and Crotalaria retusa L. from Ivory Coast as sources of bioactive constituents

Sut, S., Dall’Acqua, S., Sinan, K. I., Béné, K., Kumar, G., Mahomoodally, M. F., Picot-Allain, M. C. N., & Zengin, G. (2020) · Industrial Crops and Products · doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112246 · Cited by 18

Chemical characterisation of Pelargonium sidoides root based on LC‐QToF‐MS non‐target screening strategies

Panara, A., Aalizadeh, R., & Τhomaidis, Ν. S. (2021) · Phytochemical Analysis · doi:10.1002/pca.3059 · Cited by 19

Identification of a Hydroxygallic Acid Derivative, Zingibroside R1 and a Sterol Lipid as Potential Active Ingredients of Cuscuta chinensis Extract That Has Neuroprotective and Antioxidant Effects in Aged Caenorhabditis elegans

Sayed, S. M. A., Alseekh, S., Siems, K., Fernie, A. R., Luyten, W. H. M. L., Schmitz‐Linneweber, C., & Saul, N. (2022) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu14194199 · Cited by 19

Antidiabetic Effects of the Ethanolic Root Extract ofUvaria chamaeP. Beauv (Annonaceae) in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats: A Potential Alternative Treatment for Diabetes Mellitus

Emordi, J. E., Agbaje, E. O., Oreagba, I. A., & Iribhogbe, O. I. (2018) · Advances in Pharmacological Sciences · doi:10.1155/2018/1314941 · Cited by 18

Evaluation of GC × GC-TOF-MS untargeted metabolomics, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity of leaf extracts of Artemisia afra (Jacq.) purchased from three local vendors

Motshudi, M. C., Olaokun, O. O., & Mkolo, N. M. (2021) · Journal of King Saud University - Science · doi:10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101422 · Cited by 18

In vitro characterization and molecular dynamic simulation of shikonin as a tubulin-targeted anticancer agent

Radha, G., Naik, P. K., & Lopus, M. (2022) · Computers in Biology and Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105789 · Cited by 18

A scoping review on efficacy and safety of medicinal plants used for the treatment of diarrhea in sub-Saharan Africa

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