In African countries, cancer not only is a growing problem, but also a challenge because
available funding and resources are limited. Therefore, African medicinal plants play a …

Background Cancer remains a global health concern and constitutes an important barrier to
increasing life expectancy. Malignant cells rapidly develop drug resistance leading to many …

Background: Even with the massive increase in financial investments in pharmaceutical
research over the last decade, the number of new drugs approved has plummeted. As a …

Background Staphylococcus aureus has prevailed against the majority of antibiotics
currently in clinical use, making it a significant global public health problem. As a safer …

In this chapter, the traditional use, the phytochemical composition, and the pharmacological
activities of African medicinal plants displaying antibacterial effects were reported. We have …

The local botanical Imperata cylindrica in Cameroon was investigated for its antibacterial
potency. The methanol extract afforded a total of seven compounds, including five hitherto …

This chapter presents a synopsis of African medicinal plants and their derived products with
antimycobacterial properties. Several secondary plant metabolites are reported to have anti …

Little information exists in literature about the optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction
(UAE) of Tetrapleura tetraptera (TT) fruit polyphenols (TTP). The use of conventional …

The present chapter highlights the antibacterial potential of nine highly active compounds
isolated from the African medicinal plants: 8, 8-bis-(dihydroconiferyl)-diferulate, buesgenine …

Background Tetrapleura tetraptera is a medicinal spice traditionally used to treat cancer,
diabetes, and several other ailments. This study analyzed the cytotoxicity of the …