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Bauhinia rufescens, Ocimum basilicum and Salvadora persica: a review of their chemical compounds and properties for antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxicity

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Bauhinia rufescens, Ocimum basilicum and Salvadora persica are well known plants used in African traditional medicine, especially in Chadian traditional medicine.They are mostly used in the treatment of infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, fever, and so on.Studies using various in vitro and in vivo bioassay techniques support the scientific rationale for most of these usages.In this review, ethnobotanical uses, chemistry of natural products, and pharmacological and clinical data for these plants are presented.

Source: Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry

DOI: 10.3839/jabc.2023.026

Authors: Abdel-razakh Hissein Hassan, Gaymary George Bakari, Cheol-Ho Pan, Abubakar Shaaban Hoza

Institutions: Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Korea University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Medicinal Plant Research

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Korea Institute of Science and Technology