Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and In Vitro Anti-Helicobacter pylori Activity of Extracts of the Stem Bark of Bridelia micrantha (Hochst., Baill., Euphorbiaceae)

Background: Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder in which an individual inherits the sickle cell allele from both parents. The modern disease modifying therapies are quite expensive and often come with side effects, hence, there is need to search for natural alternatives from medicinal plants. This research was aimed at evaluating the antisickling effects of some selected medicinal plants. Materials and Methods: Ethnobotanical survey was conducted on the medicinal plants used in Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Nigeria for the treatment/management of sickle cell disease. Five (5) most cited plants; Carica papaya leaf, Prosopis africana stem-bark, Guiera senegalensis leaf, Syzygium aromaticum seed and Boswellia dalzielli stem bark were selected and their methanol extracts were subjected to in vitro antisickling activity using sodium metabisulphite. Phytochemical screening on the most active plant extracts was conducted using standard methods. Results: The plant extracts and their combinations exhibited antisickling activities with varying degrees of efficacy. C. papaya leaf extract, P. africana stem bark extract and G. senegalensis leaf extract were the most potent that caused reduction in the percentage sickling to 3.87±2.73, 8.38±1.06 and 28.35±2.07% respectively. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids and Tannins in all the three (3) plant extracts. Anthraquinones and glycosides were present only C. papaya and G. senegalensis leaf extracts, while Flavonoids and Saponins were only present in G. senegalensis leaf extract and P. africana stem bark extracts. Phenols were present in C. papaya leaf extract and P. africana stem bark extracts, while phlobatannins was only in C. papaya leaf extract. Conclusion: The medicinal plant extracts were able to reduce the percentage of sickled cells. This may be due to the presence of some of the phytochemicals. Hence, these medicinal plants may be used as alternative to hydroxyurea in ameliorating the sickling in human HbS containing RBCs.

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In Vitro Anthelmintic Activity of Ethanol Stem Bark Extract of Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) Benth

Journal of Parasitology Research ◽

10.1155/2021/6690869 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Miriam Tagoe ◽

Yaw Duah Boakye ◽

Theresah Appiah Agana ◽

Vivian Etsiapa Boamah ◽

Christian Agyare

Keyword(s):

Anthelmintic Activity ◽

Ethanol Extract ◽

Stem Bark ◽

Motility Assay ◽

Bark Extract ◽

Phytochemical Screening ◽

Methanol Fraction ◽

Test Concentration ◽

Stem Bark Extract

Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) Benth bark is used in the traditional medicine as a vermifuge. This study sought to determine the anthelmintic activity of the stem bark extract of Albizia ferruginea. The powdered A. ferruginea stem bark was extracted with ethanol. Phytochemical screening was carried out on A. ferruginea ethanol extract (AFE) and then screened for its anthelmintic property against Pheretima posthuma and Haemonchus contortus using the adult motility assay. The effect of AFE and its fractions on the anthelminthic activity of mebendazole and albendazole were also determined using the adult worm (P. posthuma) motility assay. AFE showed a dose-dependent anthelmintic activity against P. posthuma and H. contortus. The least concentration of AFE (0.5 mg/mL) paralyzed and killed P. posthuma within 272.50 ± 12.42 min and 354.50 ± 5.06 min of exposure, respectively. AFE at the least test concentration (0.14 mg/mL) caused paralysis and induced death of H. contortus, after at 63.50 ± 2.98 and 254.96 ± 2.44 min of exposure, respectively. AFE extract at 0.25 and 0.125 mg/mL increased the paralytic and helminthicidal activities of albendazole. The paralytic and helminthicidal activities of mebendazole were reduced when combined with AFE (0.25 and 0.125 mg/mL). Among the three fractions obtained from AFE, the methanol fraction showed the highest anthelmintic activity. The methanol fraction at 0.5 mg/mL caused paralysis after 69.90 ± 0.15 min and death of worm after 92.53 ± 0.74 min of exposure. The petroleum ether and ethyl acetate fractions showed relatively low anthelmintic activity. Phytochemical screening of AFE revealed the presence of tannins, saponins, glycosides, alkaloids, and coumarins. The results from this study show that A. ferruginea possesses anthelmintic activity which gives credence to its folkloric use.

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Antibacterial Activity of Two Flavans from the Stem Bark of Embelia schimperi

Advances in Pharmacological Sciences ◽

10.1155/2018/5870161 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Babe Guyasa ◽

Yadessa Melaku ◽

Milkyas Endale

Keyword(s):

Antibacterial Activity ◽

Methanol Extract ◽

Fungal Infections ◽

2D Nmr ◽

Stem Bark ◽

Spectroscopic Techniques ◽

Phytochemical Screening ◽

Zone Of Inhibition ◽

E Coli

Embelia schemperi Vatke is one of the medicinal plants used traditionally for treatment of intestinal tape worm, dysmenorrheal, bacterial, and fungal infections. Phytochemical screening test of the dichloromethane/methanol (1 : 1) and methanol extracts revealed the presence of phenols, alkaloids, tannins, and flavonoids whereas terpenoids, glycoside, and phytosterols were absent. Silica gel column chromatographic separation of the methanol extract afforded 3,5,7,3′,4′-pentahydroxyflavan, named epicatechin (1), along with a close flavan derivative (2). Structures of the compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic techniques (1D and 2D NMR, FTIR, and UV-Vis). The crude extracts and isolated compounds were screened for in vitro antibacterial activity against strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Cryptococcus neoformans, Shigella dysentriae, and Staphylococcus aureus. Epicatechin (1) exhibited comparable antibacterial activity against S. aureus and E. coli (15 and 12 mm zone of inhibition, resp.) to that of the control antibiotic gentamicin, with zone of inhibition of 15 and 12 mm, respectively, at a concentration of 20 µg/mL.

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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ANALYSIS OF THE ETHANOL STEM BARK EXTRACT OF JATROPHA CURCAS LINN. (EUPHORBIACEAE)

International Research Journal of Pharmacy ◽

10.7897/2230-8407.04317 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 97-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. H. Wakirwa ◽

P. Ibrahim ◽

S. J. Madu

Keyword(s):

Jatropha Curcas ◽

Stem Bark ◽

Bark Extract ◽

Phytochemical Screening ◽

Stem Bark Extract

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In vitro Antitrypanosomal Activity and Phytochemical Screening of Selected Acacia Plant Species Aqueous Methanol Extract

Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria ◽

10.46602/jcsn.v46i2.594 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

Author(s):

E. Ogbole ◽

E. A Adelakun ◽

M. L. Kagoro ◽

B. Iliyasu ◽

A. O. Salifu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Stem Bark ◽

Acacia Nilotica ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Phytochemical Screening ◽

Standard Drug ◽

Acacia Species ◽

Antitrypanosomal Activity ◽

Albino Mice ◽

Acacia Sieberiana

Trypanosomiasis has been recognized as a scourge in sub-Saharan Africa for centuries and chemotherapy of the disease still remains unsatisfactory. This study is to explore an alternative source of antitrypanosomal agents from the stem bark of four Acacia species; Acacia nilotica, Acacia sieberiana, Acacia geradii and Acacia hockii. Dried stem bark of each plant was pulverized and extracted with 98% methanol by maceration. Phytochemical screening was carried out followed by in vitro testing of extracts on the motility of Trypanosoma congolense maintained in Ringer solution. Motility assessment of trypanosome was carried out after exposure with varied concentrations of the extracts for 2 hours. Thereafter, infectivity test was carried out using albino mice. Seventy-two mice, divided into twenty-four (24) groups of three animals were each inoculated with 100µl of the mixture containing the varying extract concentrations intraperitoneally. Berenil was used as standard drug control. Establishment of infection and subsequent Parasitaemiawere monitored in the animals for 60 days. The Phytochemical assay revealed the presence of anthraquinones, tannins, glycosides, cardiac glycosides and terpenes in all the extracts. Saponin was only present in Acacia nilotica and Acacia geradii. Incubation of parasites with each of the four acacia species recorded cessation in parasite motility which was concentration dependent. The highest concentration 20 mg/ml showed the highest effect within fifteen (15) minutes of incubation which was similar to the Berenil incubated control. However, lower doses (0.005 and 0.00005) mg/ml did not show difference from the non extract incubated negative control. Incubation of T. congolense with Acacia nilotica, Acacia sieberiana, Acacia geradii and Acacia hockii at 20, 10 and 1 mg/ml inhibited the ability of the parasites to establish infection in the albino mice as compared the standard control drug. The results indicate that the methanolic stem extracts of the four acacia species possess antitrypanosomal activity with potentials for the treatment of trypanosomiasis.

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