Abstract Background Africa is blessed with rich floral biodiversity which are harnessed as herbal medicines and remedies for several ailments. Since there has been evidence of organ toxicity following prolonged ingestion medicinal plant concotions, this study investigated the biochemical hematological enhancement activities aqueous methanolic leaves, stem roots extracts Chasmanthera dependens (...

Abstract Optimizing agronomic efficiency (AE) of nitrogen (N) fertilizer use by crops and enhancing crop yields are challenges for tropical no-tillage systems since maintaining residues on the soil surface alters nutrient supply to system. Cover receiving N can provide superior biomass, cycling plant residue mineralization. The aims this study were (i) investigate application forage cover or as...

Abstract The so-called Triticoid-type grains are known from several prehistoric sites in southwest Asia and their identification has long been unclear. They resemble the of wheats researchers suggested they may represent an extinct Triticeae species, possibly closely related to wild crop progenitors. In this study we identify as Heteranthelium piliferum (Banks & Sol.) Hochst. describe key c...

Abstract Background Eragrostis tremula Hochst. ex Steud. (Poaceae) is used in ethno-medicine as a memory enhancer. Studies have shown that the whole plant possesses enhancing potentials and could be beneficial management of amnesia cognitive deficit. Aim This study was aimed at investigating actions E. extract on diazepam-induced mice. Acute toxicity profiling done stated by Organization for Ec...

BACKGOUND Ethnobatanical survey associates Sapium ellipticum (SE) with antidiabetic usage among other medicinal functions in different parts of Africa. More importantly, previous studies on the plant extract in our laboratory showed that SE has significant effects on the activities of carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes such as glucokinase, glucose-6-phosphatase, α-amylase and α-glucosidase. In v...