Ethnopharmacology and anthelmintic screening of some plants used in traditional medicine in the Far-North of Cameroon

-Issiyakou Haman; Ngwafu Nancy Ngwasiri; Ahmadou Adamou; Elias Darahalaye Abladam; Nicolas Yanou Njintang; Dieudonné Ndjonka.

Background: The use of traditional medicinal plants in Cameroon for the treatment of intestinal helminthiasis is a common practice among traditional healers and livestock breeders. However, the use of ethnopharmaceutical products for their anthelmintic activities against Haemonchus contortus has been poorly addressed in the Far-North region of Cameroon, therefore justifying the need to bridge this gap. Methods: An ethno-pharmacological survey was conducted among livestock breeders and traditi...

The best African plant-derived antibacterial products for clinical perspectives: The state-of-the-art

-Victor Kuete

Abstract Background: The global burden of bacterial infections remains a serious health concern. In the present review, we have summarized the best botanicals and phytochemicals from the flora of Africa that deserve clinical studies to develop novel antibacterial drugs to combat enterobacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Gram-positive bacteria, and mycobacteria. Methods: Data were retrieved from scientific databases such as PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and Web of Science us...