Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder posing a serious global health concern, necessitating the need for investigation for alternative management and treatment strategies including phytomedicine. Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) (family Fabaceae, a medicinal plant used locally i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2025/v17i7476
Allium cepa test was employed to evaluate genotoxic and cytotoxic potentials of cornsilk of Zea mays L. (Poacae), which is traditionally used as a remedy to various ailments. Macroscopic and microscopic analyses were carried out on Allium cepa root meristem cells exposed to corns...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2025/v17i4461
The many pharmacological potentials of Stachytarpheta cayennensis (L.C. Rich) Vahl, (Verbenaceae), commonly called blue snakeweed and its use in traditional medicine in Nigeria such as in the treatment of hypertension, diabetes, mental illness and infections, could position it as...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2025/v17i4454
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a significant gastrointestinal disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, imposing substantial burden on individuals, healthcare systems and economies. The available treatment options are not devoid of attendant sequalae. The search for less...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2025/v17i4457
Alchornea laxiflora is used in Ibibio ethnomedicine for the treatment of various diseases such as pains. This work was designed to validate and confirm the ethnomedical use of this plant in the treatment of pain. The ethanol stembark extract of Alchornea laxiflora (141-424 mg/kg...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2025/v17i6470
Telfairia occidentalis Hook (Cucurbitaceae) is used in Ibibio ethnomedicine for the treatment of diverse diseases such as malaria, diabetes and gastrointestinal disorders. Evaluation of subacute administration of ethanol stem extract of Telfaira occidentalis for effect on hemato...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2025/v17i2440