Wound Healing and Antioxidant Properties of 80% Methanol Leaf Extract of (Scrophulariaceae): An Ethiopian Medicinal Plant.

Wounds account for severe morbidity, socioeconomic distress, and mortality around the globe. For several years, various herbal products are used to expedite and augment the innate wound healing process. In Ethiopian folkloric medicine, .

Endemic medicinal plants of Ethiopia: Ethnomedicinal uses, biological activities and chemical constituents.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Around 80% of Ethiopians rely on traditional medicinal plants to treat a variety of ailments, and the country is home to a number of endemic plants, making it part of East Africa's hotspot of biodiversity. Despite widespread acceptance of endemic medicinal plants among the local community, comprehensive documentation of their therapeutic uses and phytochemistry is lacking. This review thus provides the first comprehensive appraisal of traditional use, pharmacological properties and phytochemistry of Ethiopian endemic medicinal plants.

In vitro Antileishmanial Activity of Some Ethiopian Medicinal Plants.

Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by protozoan parasites, which remains a burden for developing countries. The lack of a vaccine as well as the emergence of resistance toward the recommended drugs pose a challenge for the control of the disease. This urges the demand for new antileishmanial agents to prevent and treat this disease.

Evaluation of Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Potential of 80% Methanol Leaf Extract of Benth (Lamiaceae).

Introduction: Pain and inflammatory disorders are the most prevalent syndromes. Different herbs were used for treatment of pain and inflammation including members of the genus . As a result, this research investigated the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of 80% methanol leaf extract of in mice.

Antiproliferative Effects of Alkaloids from the Bulbs of Hochst. ExA. Rich.

Hochst. ExA. Rich bulb is traditionally used in Ethiopia for the treatment of various ailments including internal parasites, mastitis, rabies, colic diseases of animals, and cancer.