ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The Vernonia genus has about one thousand
species and members of the genus are widely used as food and medicine. The aim of this …

Vernonia amygdalina has been a known food and medicinal plants used in Asia and Africa
(West Africa) due to its pharmacological effects (antioxidant, anti-diabetes, antiinflammatory …

Introduction People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) widely use medicinal plants for boosting
immunity and managing infections. The aim of this study was to document the medicinal …

The increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant pathogens has stimulated the search for
novel anti-virulence compounds. Although many phytochemicals show promising …

Staphylococcus aureus infections are considered as seriously problematic for human health
and necessitate the development of new medicines and innovative antimicrobial strategies …

Recently, extracts of Dalbergia trichocarpa bark have been shown to disrupt P. aeruginosa
PAO1 quorum sensing (QS) mechanisms, which are key regulators of virulence factor …

The volatile compounds of the fruit and leaf essential oils of the African star fruit,
Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don, were characterized by gas chromatography‐mass …

Background Medicinal plants play an important role in treating various diseases. Vernonia
auriculifera Hiern is one of the medicinal plants used traditionally for the management of …

Introduction Diabetes mellitus poses major health risks due to increased vulnerability to
infections stemming from weakened immune systems and physiological complications. With …

Purification of the aerial parts of Vernonia auriculifera Hiern afforded steroids (1–2),
flavonoids (3–5), and polyalcohol (6). Their structures were determined using spectral …