Launaea taraxacifolia (Willd.) Amin ex C. Jeffrey is a herb found mostly in tropical Africa. The
plant, commonly found in West Africa, is used in the management of many diseases …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The disease burden of protozoal infections is enormous in
West Africa and other develo** regions of the world. Malaria is one of the most important …

Chemotherapeutic drugs are used for the treatment of cancer. However, the use of these
drugs is limited due to their side effects on normal cells. One of the measures to detect …

Mercuric chloride is an environmental pollutant that affects the nervous systems of
mammals. Oxidative damage is one of the mechanisms of its toxicity, and antioxidants …

Launaea taraxacifolia (Willd) is a perennial herb, commonly known as wild lettuce, assumed
the position of wild and underutilized. It is common in Asia, North America, Europe and North …

Nigeria is blessed with varieties of indigenous vegetables. Many in the wild are
underutilized, becoming rare, and going to extinction while cultivated vegetables are …

Radiotherapy is used as treatment for brain tumours but the side effects of radiotherapy are
associated with oxidative damage which antioxidants are expected to minimize. Launaea …

Launae taraxacifolia is an annual West Tropical Africa herb commonly known as wild
lettuce. The leaves of Launae taraxafolia (L. taraxafolia) have been reported to possess …

Résumé Le diabète demeure à nos jours un véritable problème de santé publique. Face
aux nombreux échecs thérapeutiques, la phytothérapie antidiabétique représente une …

Launea taraxacifolia and Crassocephalum rubens are traditional vegetables of interest
among local populations in Nigeria because of their nutritional and ethnomedicinal claims …