Background and Objective: Pollen grains shape, size, aperture and wall ornamentation have been useful in taxonomic studies of plants especially in resolving relationship or determining variation in a taxa. The Loranthaceae (Mistletoes) are parasitic family with known taxonomic pr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/37478
Maerua crassifolia Forssk. Leaf is used in African traditional medicine for management of gastrointestinal disorders. The anti-diarrhoeal activity of the methanol extract of Maerua crassifolia leaf was investigated in rats. The phytochemical screening was also carried out. The me...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/11246
Aims: To establish pharmacognostic standard for S. siamea and provide chromatographic fingerprints with a view to assisting in the quality control of medicinal products from the plant. Study Design: Pharmacognostic evaluation of the leaf of Senna siamea. Place and Duration of Stu...
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G. E. Ugbabe, E. Owen-Obaseki, S. O. Abdulahi, S. R. Chinonyerem, S. E. Okhale & J. A. Ibrahim·Asian Plant Research Journal·2023
Comparative analyses of the leaf epidermal microscopy, chemo-microscopy and GCMS analysis of essential oils from three Ocimum species were analyzed. Ocimum belong to the family Lamiaceae. Leaf epidermal microscopy revealed anomocytic stomata in the species studied. Ocimum basilic...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i2206