The phytochemical analysis of both the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of medicinal plant Balanites roxburghii Planch. and their antibacterial activities against clinical isolates, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus were investigated. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, gum and mucilage in ...

Sudano-Sahelian domain is the poorest in biodiversity because of climate which unfavourable compared to equatorial climate. The unsustainable agricultural practices associated with this climatic roughness are among main factors habitat destruction, hence destruction phytogeographic environment. In order valorize and conserve sudano-sahelian plant resources, a study was carried out seasonal agro...

BACKGROUND There were no studies on the anti-inflammatory activity of Euphorbia aegyptiaca, though it is commonly used by Sudanese herbalists in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. OBJECTIVES To determine phytochemical constituents of Euphorbia aegyptiacaTo investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of Euphorbia aegyptiaca in rats. METHODOLOGY Plant material was extracted by ethanol and ...

Many migratory bird species, several of which are in severe decline, and African residents spend the northern winter Sahel, by nature a huge savannah, half has been converted into farmland. We analyse impact such large-scale changes on birds. On average, woody cover is 38% lower farmland than savannah. More critically, farmers have drastically changed vegetation communities their In arid semi-a...