Background: Penisetum glaucum is one of the earliest indigenous food crops in East Africa. Pearl millet contains numerous phytocompounds. Isolation and characterization of secondary metabolites from pearl millet and evaluation of their bioactivity is necessary. These will act as...
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Cancer is a leading cause of deaths worldwide. The current search for alternative drugs is imperative. Medicinal plants are the most promising source of new anticancer agents. This study evaluated the phytochemical composition, and anti-proliferative activity of Methanol-Dichloro...
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Jean Chepng’etich, Chripus Ngule, Mercy Jepkorir, Regina Mwangangi, Douglas Kahura Njuguna, Jecinta Wanjiru Ndung’u, Daniel Kiboi & Peter Mwitari·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2018
Tragia brevipes and Tetradenia riparia have been widely used in traditional medicine. T. brevipes relief stomach pain and in treatment of rheumatism while T. riparia; heal chest pains, stomach-ache, malaria and act as antioxidant. However, scanty data exist on their potential ant...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2018/40058
Jecinta Wanjiru Ndung’u, Edward Anino, Douglas Kahura Njuguna, Reginah Mwangangi, Mercy Jepkorir, Regina Wachuka Mbugua, Jean Chepng’etich, Chrispus Mutuku Ngule & Peter Mwitari·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2018
Medicinal plants present a plausible source for anticancer agents. Combination of plant extracts and plant-derived compounds with the currently used cancer drugs has shown a marked improvement of the conventional drugs' efficacy and reduced toxicity. This study evaluated; phytoch...
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