Background: Vitex agnus-castus L. (chasteberry) is widely used in women’s health, particularly for premenstrual syndrome (PMS), cyclic mastalgia and selected menstrual disturbances. Its reproductive pharmacology is chemically and mechanistically complex, involving flavonoids, iri...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i3275
Background: Indigofera nummulariifolia is traditionally used in managing liver ailments, inflammation, and diabetes. However, scientific validation of its bioactive potential remains limited. Aims: The aim of this study was to isolate and characterise compounds with antidiabetic,...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i3274
Lagenaria breviflora Roberty is a cucurbitaceous plant with reported phytochemical and biological activities. This study investigated the chemical constituents of hexane, dichloromethane, chloroform, and methanol seed extracts and evaluated their allelopathic effects on white cor...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i3273
Ifeanyi Augustine Onuabuchi, Anthony Ikechukwu Okafor, Nze Patrick Odunnaya, Solomon Nnah Ijioma, Nosiri Chidi Ijeoma & Mba Chinecherem Goodluck·South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products·2026
Aims: To evaluate the antidiabetic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, hypolipidaemic, haematological, and cardioprotective effects of Sphenostylis stenocarpa leaf extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Study Design: Experimental animal...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i3271
Background: Oxidative stress and persistent inflammation are associated with chronic disease, while the root bark of Terminalia catappa remains less investigated than other plant parts. Aims: This study evaluated the phytochemical composition, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory p...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i3270
Microdesmis puberula Hook. f. ex. Planch (Pandaceae) is used in ethnomedicine for the management of diarrhoea, peptic ulcer, and other stomach disorders. This study evaluated the anti-ulcerogenic activity of a 70% ethanol extract of the stem of M. puberula in experimental rats. T...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i3269
Achyranthes aspera L. (Amaranthaceae) is a pantropical medicinal herb used in South Asian and African traditional medicine for inflammatory disorders, wounds, gastrointestinal and respiratory complaints, neurological conditions, reproductive regulation, oral disease and other ind...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i3268
Background: Oxidative stress results from an imbalance between reactive oxygen species and antioxidant defence mechanisms and is implicated in the development of several chronic and degenerative conditions. Medicinal plants containing bioactive phytochemicals are increasingly inv...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i3267
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent contaminants generated mainly through the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biomass and other carbonaceous materials. Grains may become contaminated during cultivation, transportation, processing, storage and marketing....
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i3266
Background: Persistent HPV16 infection promotes cervical carcinogenesis primarily through E6-mediated p53 degradation. Natural-product leads from agricultural by-products remain insufficiently explored for targeting this viral oncoprotein. Objective: This study profiled secondary...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2026/v9i2265