Background and objectives: Tapinanthus globifer is a semi-parasite plant that mostly grows on the branches of the host tree species of the genera Vitellaria, Kola, Citrus, Combretum, Acacia, and Terminalia. The leaf is known for its use in traditional medicine to treat inflammations, malaria, headaches, bacterial infections, ulcers and diabet...

Submitted: Jun 2, 2013; Accepted: Jul 11, 2013; Published: Sep 11, 2013 Abstract: Members of the parasitic family Loranthaceae are known for their destructive nature to host plants as well as for their medicinal value. Taxonomic revision and distribution study of the family in Nigeria was recently carried out. The taxonomic importance of leaf epidermal characters in the family Loranthaceae has ...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed at investigating the genotoxicity and cytotoxicity effect of Tapinanthus globiferus and Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides to human leukocytes. In addition, the reductive potential and the chemical composition of the two plant extracts were also determined. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human leukocytes were obtained from healthy volunteer donors. The genotoxicity and cytotoxicity ...

The Iraqi spider fauna includes several dozens of species described and reported mostly by local researchers but still there are considerable sampling gaps. For the first time in Iraq, Agelena orientalis C. L. Koch 1837 (Agelenidae), Oxyopes globifer Simon, 1876 (Oxyopidae), Thanatus formicinus (Clerck, 1757) (Philodromidae) recorded. In addition, newly collected material Bassaniodes tristrami ...

We evaluated the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of the aqueous extract of the bark of Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (TAE) (Danser) (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg), using open field, elevated plus maze, and forced swimming tests. Effect of TAE was compared to standard drugs diazepam (2 mg/kg) and imipramine (10 mg/kg). Additionally, the same doses of TAE were evaluated on rat's memory using Y-maze ta...

Tapinanthus globiferus is used ethnomedicinally for the treatment of bacterial infections, inflammation, stomach pain, ulcers among others. The aim study was to isolate bioactive compounds from leaf T. growing on Acacia nilotica. powdered plant material extracted with 90 % methanol using cold maceration and resulting crude extract partitioned into n-hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate n-butanol fr...