background: massularia acuminata has been claimed to be used in managing several ailments in folk medicine and in some instances substantiated with scientific data. this however has been without recourse to its safety. therefore, aqueous stem extract of m. acuminata was evaluated for its effects on some function indices of the liver of male rats. methods: sixty, male rats were grouped into 4 (a...

Green leafy vegetables consumption has been associated with decreased risk of persistent metabolic diseases. In this present work, the phytochemical constitution of Borreria stachydea and Cassia absus belonging to rubiacea and leguminosae families respectively were investigated. The two plants methanolic and petroleum ether extracts were analyzed for alkaloids, tannins, saponins, steroids, terp...

Coffee is known as one of the most popular beverages around world. belongs to botanical family Rubiaceae and genus coffea. The two economically important species are C. arabica (arabica coffee) canephora (robusta coffee).The health benefits coffee due presence many biologically active components such caffeine, chlorogenic acid, nicotinic quinolinic trigonelline, tannic pyrogolic acid. postharve...

Laboratory-made particleboards were tested for their resistance to subterranean termite, Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren (Order Isoptera, Family Termitidae) by Indonesian standard SNI 01.7207-2006, during four weeks and at the end of the test their mass loss percentage and feeding rate were determined. Particleboards consisted of: jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba, Family Rubiacea) with a density ...

La forêt est un milieu essentiellement dynamique dont les multiples composants sont en perpétuelle évolution. classée de Foumbou, situé dans le département Korhogo au Nord la Côte d’Ivoire, confrontée à l’orpaillage clandestin couplé aux infiltrations paysannes. Ces exploitations demeurent une préoccupation écologique majeure car elles menacent services écosystémiques. travaux avaient pour obje...