Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Extracts from Cassia alata, Eleusine indica, Eremomastax speciosa, Carica papaya and Polyscias fulva Medicinal Plants Collected in Cameroon

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Authors

Bertrand Sagnia · Centre International De Reference Chantal Biya

Donatella Fedeli · Università di Camerino

Rita Casetti · Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani

Carla Montesano · University of Rome Tor Vergata

Giancarlo Falcioni · Università di Camerino

Vittorio Colizzi · University of Rome Tor Vergata

Abstract

These results clearly show the antioxidant capacity and anti-inflammatory activities of plant extracts collected in Cameroon. These properties of leaves and stem bark extracts may contribute to the value for these plants in traditional medicine and in general medical practice.

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Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 8, pp. e103999-e103999

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103999

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Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Extracts from Cassia alata, Eleusine indica, Eremomastax speciosa, Carica papaya and Polyscias fulva Medicinal Plants Collected in Cameroon

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