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Ethnobotanical survey of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria.
- K. K. Ajibesin, B. Ekpo, D. Bala, Etienne E. Essien, S. A. Adesanya
- Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 12 February 2008
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE
The medicinal plants employed in the ethnomedicine of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria are studied.
AIM OF THE STUDY
The survey aims at identifying and documenting the… Expand
Dacryodes edulis (G. Don) H.J. Lam: A Review on its Medicinal, Phytochemical and Economical Properties
- K. K. Ajibesin
- Biology
- 2011
Pharmacological screening and evaluation of antiplasmodial activity of Croton zambesicus against Plasmodium berghei berghei infection in mice
- J. Okokon, K. C. Ofodum, K. K. Ajibesin, B. Danladi, K. S. Gamaniel
- Biology
- 1 July 2005
Objective: To evaluate the antiplasmodial activity of leaf extract of Croton zambesicus on chloroquine-sensitive Plasmodium berghei berghei infection in mice and to confirm its traditional use as a… Expand
The use of medicinal plants to treat sexually transmitted diseases in Nigeria: Ethnomedicinal survey of Niger Delta Region
- K. K. Ajibesin, D. Bala, Uwemedimo F. Umoh
- Medicine
- 2011
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) occur throughout the world. In Nigeria, STDs are one of the leading diseases affecting a vast majority of people. The prevalence rate of these diseases is high in… Expand
Ethnobotanical survey of toxic plants and plant parts in Ogun State, Nigeria
- A. Fred-jaiyesimi, K. K. Ajibesin
- Medicine
- 2012
Background: Several plants considered toxic are sometimes identified in traditional medicinal recipes. This study identified and inventoried the plants and plant parts identified as toxic in targeted… Expand
PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY AND NUTRITIVE POTENTIAL OF AFROFRITOMIA SYLEVESTRIS LEAF
- C. Odoemena, A. E. Sampson, B. Danladi, K. K. Ajibesin
- Chemistry
- 2002
Afrofritomia sylvestris leaf contains alkaloids, flavonoids, cyanogenic glycosides, saponins, tannins, steroids and terpenes. The proximate composition and contents of the leaf showed 24.5% ash,… Expand
Antimicrobial Activities of the Extracts and Fractions of Allanblackia floribunda
- K. K. Ajibesin, N. René, D. Bala, U. Essiett
- Biology
- 2008
Contraceptive, estrogenic and anti-estrogenic potentials of methanolic root extract of Carpolobia lutea in rodents.
- E. Ettebong, P. Nwafor, M. Ekpo, K. K. Ajibesin
- Medicine
- Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences
- 1 October 2011
Several plants are used in herbal medicine for family planning. Carpolobia lutea is a medicinal plant in South Eastern Nigeria used for family planning. The study was designed to investigate the… Expand
TOXICITY OF SOME PLANTS IMPLICATED AS POISONS IN NIGERIAN ETHNOMEDICINE TO RATS
- K. K. Ajibesin, B. J. Ekpo, S. A. Adesanya
- Biology
- 2002
Different parts of eight plants implicated in Akwa Ibom ethnomedicinal literature as toxic were examined for toxicity in rats after oral and intraperitoneal administration. Only the ethanolic extract… Expand