An enthnobotanical survey of plants used in the treatment of Ophthalmic and ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) ailments in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria was conducted. The information was obtained through administered questionnaire and personal interviews of local healers in the study area. The investigation revealed that 24 plant species belonging to 18 families and 22 genera are commonly in use in the...

Thirty-five Wistar rats weighing 200 - 250 mg were categorized into five treatment groups- the control, saline, cisplatin, pre-cisplatin and post-cisplatin groups, each comprising of seven per group, to assess effects ethanolic leaf extract Newbouldia laevis on cisplatin-induced testicular damage in rats. The control group received feed mash water ad libitum, saline equal volumes physiological ...

BACKGROUND The present study was designed to investigate the antibacterial activities of the methanol extracts from different parts of Beilschmedia acuta Kosterm (Lauraceae), Clausena anisata (Willd) Hook (Rutaceae), Newbouldia laevis Seem (Bignoniaceae) and Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms (Araliaceae) as well as their synergistic effects with antibiotics against a panel of Gram-negative bacteria...

Pupation of mature larvae of several species of tenebrionid beetles is inhibited by crowding. The magnitude of the inhibition varies according to species. The primary factor causing this inhibition is the mechanical stimulation resulting from inter-larval contacts. Cannibalism of prepupae, pupae and teneral adults is discussed as the probable chief factor responsible for the evolution of the in...