June 2015

Effects of the stem barks aqueous extract of Anthocleista schweinfurthii Gilg (Loganiaceae) on acute and chronic gastric ulcers rats models

Anthocleista schweinfurthii is used in the traditional management of gastro-duodenal ulcers; this led us to evaluate the gastro-cytoprotective and healing effects of this plant. Anti-ulcer activity of the stem barks aqueous extract of A. schweinfurthii (EAS) was evaluated using five methods: HCl/ethanol; indomethacin-HCl/ethanol; absolute ethanol; pylorus-ligated (acute gastric lesions); and acetic acid-induced chronic...

Author(s): Christophe Mezui, Frida Longo, Paul Tan, Celine Nkenfou, Ntsayo Fokou and Hamani Salou

June 2015

Potential medicinal application and toxicity evaluation of extracts from bamboo plants

Bamboo plants play a significant role in traditional Asian medicine, especially in China and Japan. Biomedical investigations on the health-benefiting effects as well as toxicity of different parts and species of bamboo have been carried out worldwide since the 1960s. This review summarizes the current scientific findings on the biological effects of bamboo-based products, and contrasts these findings with the...

Author(s): Jun Panee