Dame Gadiaga, Aïssatou Alioune GAYE, Adama Sy, Bineta Diome, James Orton, Ibrahima Elhadji Thiam, Simon Coles, Ousmane Diouf & Mohamed Gaye·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2026
A mononuclear manganese(II) complex of N′-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)isonicotinohydrazide (H₂L) was synthesised and characterised to examine its structural features and DPPH radical-scavenging activity relative to the free ligand. The ligand was prepared by condensation of i...
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Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fabaceae), known as "Indian Kino," "Vijayasar," or "Malabar Kino," is a deciduous tree with high medicinal value used for centuries in traditional African, Ayurvedic, and Unani medicine. Pterocarpus marsupium is widely used in traditional medicine for...
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Once relegated to the background, sweet potatoes are a staple food crop that is gaining increasing popularity in Senegal to combat malnutrition in both rural and urban areas. Given its increasingly widespread use, it is essential to establish scientific foundations for its safe u...
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Lawsonia inermis, with its many synonyms including its unfixed size and pyramid-shaped, grey seeds, is a plant with many therapeutic virtues in traditional and pharmacological medicine. Thus, this paper is about it and it is entitled Phytochemical study, evaluation of the biologi...
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A sample of hulled millet and an unhulled millet sample were collected from a rural area and their metal contents (Na, K, Mg, Ca, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) were analyzed. The samples were wetly digested, and the metals were analyzed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The Na...
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Merremia tridentata (Convolvulaceae) is a plant belonging to the African pharmacopoeia. Its leaves are traditionally used in Senegal to treat a variety of illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, ulcers, hemorrhoids, and urinary tract infections. The present study aims to highlight...
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In this work, we were interested in a medicinal plant named Chrysopogon nigritanus, belonging to the Poaceae family. In order to carry out this study, we were interested first in the phytochemical screening test, after having carried out the extraction with two solvents (water an...
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Monitoring the presence of minerals in medicinal plants has become a health emergency due to the widespread consumption of herbal products and the risk of long-term bioaccumulation of heavy metals. This study aimed to determine the amount of heavy metals in the medicinal plant St...
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Combretum micranthum is a well-known medicinal plant in Africa and the decoction of its leaves is used as a drink or to treat various diseases such as malaria, high blood pressure and liver disorders, among others. Due to its high consumption by all sections of the Senegalese pop...
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In this article, we studied four organs of Cassia occidentalis namely leaves, seeds, stems and roots. Cassia occidentalis is a plant used in traditional Senegalese medicine to treat several pathologies including asthma, malaria, high blood pressure, bronchitis, anemia, stubborn s...
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Stylochaeton hypogaeus (Araceae) is a medicinal plant widely used in the traditional pharmacopoeia of Casamance (Senegal), particularly for the treatment of prostatic disorders, inflammatory conditions, hemorrhoids, and certain forms of cancer. The present study aimed to assess i...
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