Aim: To evaluate the in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of the essential oil and fatty acid compositions of the volatile oil of Raphia australis fruit pulp. Method: The oils of pulp and seed of Raphia australis were isolated using Clevenger apparatus and were further subjected to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2025/v15i1349
Aim: This study seeks to evaluate the anxiolytic effect of the ethanol extract of the pulp of Raphia australis when tested in adult male mice, and to identify some of the anxiolytic secondary metabolites present in the plant’s pulp extract. Methodology: Phytochemical screening wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2024/v14i6337
Oladipupo A. Lawal, Isiaka A. Ogunwande, Andy R. Opoku & Adebola O. Oyedeji·Advances in Research·2016
Aims: The study investigates the essential oil obtained from the rhizomes of Cyperus distans collected from different location, and compared the result with previous sample and other reports on the chemical composition of essential oils from several species of the genus Cyperus....
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/25252