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Njideka Ifeoma Ani

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Publications (4)

Botanical Galactagogues: Mechanisms, Clinical Evidence and Ethnopharmacological Perspectives with Focus on Nigeria

Njideka Ifeoma Ani · Asian Journal of Pediatric Research · 2025

Breastfeeding is the ideal source of nourishment, and major health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. However, hypogalactia (insufficient milk production) frequently impedes this goal, leading mothers to use galactogogues to stimulat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12501

In vivo Pharmacological Evaluation of the Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Cola hispida Methanol Leaf Extract and Its Fractions

Njideka Ifeoma Ani, Nkoyo Imelda Nubila, Goodnews Onyedikachi Ikeh, Jude Kosisochukwu Onyia, Vincent Uchechukwu Ude & Charles Chinedu Diovu · Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2025

Cola hispida  Brenan & Keay (Sterculiaceae), a West African plant used in Nigerian Ethnomedicine for pain and inflammation, was evaluated for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties in Wistar rats. The methanol leaf extract (CHME) and its n-hexane (CHHF), ethyl acetate...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrimps/2025/v14i4347

Molecular Spectroscopic (FTIR and UV-Vis) and Hyphenated Chromatographic (GC–MS) Characterization of Bioactive Compounds Present in Different Solvent Fractions of Extract of Leaf of Cola hispida Brenan & Keay Sterculiaceae

Goodnews Onyedikachi Ikeh, Njideka Ifeoma Ani, Vincent Uchechukwu Ude, Jude Kosisochukwu Onyia, Charles C. Diovu & Rita Chiamaka Okpoto · South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products · 2025

Cola hispida Brenan & Keay (Sterculiaceae), a tropical plant native to West and Central Africa, is widely used in traditional medicine for its therapeutic properties, yet its phytochemical composition remains underexplored. This study investigates the bioactive compounds in d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sarjnp/2025/v8i2194

Assessment of Median Lethal Dose and Target Organ Toxicity of Oral Sub-chronic Administration of Newbouldia laevis in Mice and Rat Model of Toxicity

Ikechukwu Sonne Mbagwu, Uchechukwu Harrison Orji, Njideka Ifeoma Ani, Uchechukwu Loveth Iyanyi, Amara Anwuchaepe Ajaghaku & Daniel Lotanna Ajaghaku · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2023

The acute and sub-chronic toxicities of the leaf extract of Newbouldia laevis, an ethnomedicinal herb use in the management of diabetes mellitus was investigated. For the acute toxicity study, 10 – 5000 mg/kg of the extract were administered orally to mice and obvious signs of to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jocamr/2023/v21i4443