Felix Ifeanyi Nwafor

Taxonomic and Ecological Significance of Foliar Epidermal Characters in Four Taxa of Mussaenda L. (Rubiaceae) in Nigeria

Felix Ifeanyi Nwafor, Maria O. Nwosu & Amarachi Z. Nwafor · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2019

Aims: This study investigated leaf epidermal features as taxonomic markers in delimiting two West African species (M. elegans and M. erythrophylla) and two Philippine infraspecific species (M. “Doña Aurora” and M.“Doña Luz”) of Mussaenda L. in Nigeria and their ecological signifi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i530100

Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Potentials of Lasimorpha senegalensis Schott Leaf Extract on Carbon Tetrachloride-induced Liver Damage in Rats

Chinyere Blessing Chigor, Felix Ifeanyi Nwafor, Edith Ugwuja & Chisimdi S. Obi · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2020

Aims: The present study assessed the antioxidant and hepatoprotective potentials of the methanolic leaf extract of Lasimorpha senegalensis – a medicinal plant used by the indigenous people of Nigeria to treat hepatitis and feverish conditions. Place and Duration of Study: The res...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2130754