BIOLOGICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF EXTRACTS FROM POIR (FABACEAE) ROOT BARKS.

Background: Poir. belonging to Fabacae familly is used as medicinal plant in Burkina Faso's folk medicine. Roots of are used to treat ulcer, stomach ache and inflammatory diseases.

Pharmacological properties and related constituents of stem bark of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. (Fabaceae).

Objective: To screen methanol and dichloromethane extracts of stem bark of Pterocarpus erinaceus for anti-inflammatory, analgesic, in vitro antioxidant activities and phytochemical analysis.

Methods: Anti-inflammatory activity was determined by using carrageenan induced-edema of mice paw and croton oil-induced edema of mice ear; analgesic effect was evaluated using acetic acid-induced writhing. Phytochemical screening of extracts was performed by thin layer chromatography.

Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of Cochlospermum planchoni Hook.f. ex Planch essential oil from Burkina Faso.

The water distilled oil obtained from rhizomes of Cochlospermum planchonii Hook.f.ex Planch (Apocynaceae) from Burkina Faso was examined by GC and GC/MS.