Prosopis pallida and P. juliflora (commonly referred to as algarroba, mesquite, or kiawe) were introduced from South America to areas in Oceania, Asia, and Africa during the early nineteenth century. In many cases, they naturalized and became widespread. In some places, alien Prosopis species are highly valued for the products and services that they can provide such as shade, cattle fodder, woo...

The study examined prospects of selected forest fruits and vegetables in Enugu North Agricultural zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. Structured interview schedule and focus group discussion were used to collect data from a sample of one hundred and twenty (120) respondents. Data were analyzed using matrix rank ordering, percentage, mean scores and standard deviation. Results of the study identified ...

The study investigated the effectiveness of Prosopis africana and Ficus mucoso ethanolic leave extract in control Callosobruchus maculatus infesting cowpea. Treatments were applied at different concentrations (10 %, 30 % , 50 0 %) on Five pairs newly emerged adult C. introduced into each treatment. two botanicals evaluated insecticidal effects it has insect data recorded mortality, oviposition ...

Prosopis africana (Guill and Perr) Taub fruit methanolic extract was tested for its antinociceptive properties. 4.2% w/w dry yield obtained after 48 hours of 80% methanol at room temperature during cold maceration. occasional shake every two hours. It had a golden brown color, sticky odorous, foamed as it dissolved in distilled water. In mice, the did not exhibit any acute hazardous effects stu...

Background: Teucrium Polium and Prosopis Farcta have been traditionally employed in cancer treatment. In this study we evaluated the effects of methanolic extracts of these two plants in HT-29 cells. Methods: IC50s of extracts were obtained via MTT assay and the levels of ROS production, cell death, collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential and Sirt3 enzyme activity were determined. Results:...