Irene Akwo Kretchy

Ethnomedicinal Survey of Plants Used for the Management of Hypertension Sold in the Makola Market, Accra, Ghana

Emelia Oppong Bekoe, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Joseph Adusei Sarkodie, Akosua Okraku, Clement Sasu, Degraft Adjei & Mary Twumasi · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2017

Hypertension is a highly prevalent public health problem among Africans, including Ghanaians, and it is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as congestive heart failure, kidney disease, and coronary artery disease. Hypertension occurs at a rate of 19% to 48% acros...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2017/32342

Alternative to Conventional Diabetic Management: The Antihyperglycaemic potential of an Ethyl Acetate Fraction Extract of Holarrhena floribunda

Benoit Banga N’guessan, Boua Narcisse Gnangoran, Joseph Adusei Sarkodie, Kassim Dosso, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Patrick Amoateng, Isaac Asiedu-Gyekye, David Osafo Owusu, Alexander Nyarko & Angoue Paul Yapo · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Aims: Antihyperglycaemic effects of an ethyl acetate fraction of the leaf extract of Holarrhena floribunda on normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Study Design: Healthy adult albino Wistar rats (weighing 100-150 g) were used for this study.  The rats were divided into...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2015/17748