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Molluscicidal effect of Piper guineense.

The study was undertaken to assess the dosage-mortality ratio and toxic effects of Piper guineense fruit extracts on the adults of Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the snail intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni, which causes intestinal schistosomiasis. The result showed significant toxic effects with crude ethanol and hot water fruits extracts. The estimated lethal dose concentration by arithmetic m...

Phytochemical Composition of Aframomum melegueta and Piper guineense Seeds

Samples of two spice plants; Aframomum melegueta and Piper guineese were analyzed for phytochemical composition. The result of the phytochemical screening of the two seeds reveals the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponin, steroids, cardiac glycosides and terpenes. The percentage of alkaloids in Aframomum melegueta 2.17% was higher than that in Piper guineense which contained 1.67...

Rehydration characteristics of dehydrated West African pepper (Piper guineense) leaves

The rehydration characteristics of dehydrated West African pepper leaves were investigated at hydration temperatures of 28, 60, 70, and 80°C. Four treatments were given to the leaves: blanched and sun dried, unblanched and sun dried, blanched and shade dried, and unblanched and shade dried. The hydration process of the dehydrated leaves was adequately described by the Peleg's equation. As the h...

Evaluation of the Analgesic Activity of the Methanolic Stem Bark Extract of Dialium Guineense (Wild)

BACKGROUND Dialium guineense is a medicinal plant used by some communities of Enugu-Ezike in Enugu State, Nigeria for treatment of fever, headache and other diverse ailments. OBJECTIVES The present study evaluated the analgesic activity of the methanolic stem bark extract of the plant. METHOD Acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction or writhing, tail immersion and hot plate analgesic mode...