OBJECTIVE Solenostemon monostachyus is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments such as ulcer, hypertension, pains and inflammatory diseases. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of S. monostachyus aerial parts was carried out to ascertain its uses in traditional medicine. MATERIALS AND METHODS The aerial parts of S. monostachyus was cold extracte...

background & aim: solenostemon monostachyus has remain invincible in ibibio ethnomedicine for the management of numerous ailment including diabetes mellitus. many of these ethnomedicinal claims are yet to be pharmacologically verified. the purpose of this study therefore was to subject the extract/fractions of solenostemon monostachyus used in folkloric management of diabetes to scientific ...

objective: solenostemon monostachyus is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments such as ulcer, hypertension, pains and inflammatory diseases. evaluation of anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of s. monostachyus aerial parts was carried out to ascertain its uses in traditional medicine. materials and methods: the aerial parts of s. monostachyus was cold extracte...

Background & Aim: Solenostemon monostachyus has remain invincible in Ibibio ethnomedicine for the management of numerous ailment including diabetes mellitus. Many of these ethnomedicinal claims are yet to be pharmacologically verified. The purpose of this study therefore was to subject the extract/fractions of Solenostemon monostachyus used in folkloric management of diabetes ...

Background & Aim: Solenostemon monostachyus has remain invincible in Ibibio ethnomedicine for the management of numerous ailment including diabetes mellitus. Many of these ethnomedicinal claims are yet to be pharmacologically verified. The purpose of this study therefore was to subject the extract/fractions of Solenostemon monostachyus used in folkloric management of diabetes ...

This study evaluated the sedative, and anticonvulsant activities of aqueous (AESM) ethanol (EESM) dried leaf extracts Solenostemon monostachyus. The sedative effect was with ketamine-induced hypnosis (100 mg/kg, i.p.). Also, activity using pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced convulsion (85 i.p.), strychnine-induced (2 i.p.) maximal electroshock (MES)-induced models. AESM (200 p.o.) gave 66.67% pro...

Solenostemon monostachyus is an underutilized plant that yet to be explored for consumption. This study assessed the biochemical impacts of a probiotic Enterococcus faecalis as agent fermentation, promoting edible properties leaves from S. using either unfermented water leaf or monostachyus. The results with p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. α-amylase activity, proteins, ca...

Objective: Solenostemon monostachyus is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments such as ulcer, hypertension, pains and inflammatory diseases. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of S. monostachyus aerial parts was carried out to ascertain its uses in traditional medicine. Materials and Methods: The aerial parts of S. monostachyus was cold extracte...

BACKGROUND Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease caused by an individual inheriting an allele for sickle cell hemoglobin from both parents and is associated with unusually large numbers of immature blood cells, containing many long, thin, crescent-shaped erythrocytes. It is a disease prevalent throughout many populations. The use of medicinal plants and nutrition in managing SCD is gai...