Publications by authors named "Michel Arnaud Mbock"

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Plasmodium resistance to antimalarial drugs raises the urgent need to seek for alternative treatments. Aqueous extract of Hibiscus asper leaves is currently used in malaria management but remains less documented.

Aim Of The Study: The study aims to evaluate antimalarial effects of the aqueous extract of Hibiscus asper.

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Diabetes-associated cognitive dysfunction is linked to chronic hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, inflammation, cholinergic dysfunction, and neuronal degeneration. We investigated the antidiabetic and neuroprotective activity of a mixture of Sclerocarya birrea, Nauclea latifolia, and Piper longum (SNP) in type 2 diabetic (T2D) rat model-induced memory impairment. Fructose (10%) and streptozotocin (35 mg/kg) were used to induce T2D in male Wistar rats.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Detarium microcarpum is used to treat typhoid fever, a major public health problem, by indigenous population in Africa. Though its preventive activities have been documented, the curative effect is still to be confirmed.

Aim Of The Study: This study aimed at evaluating the curative effects of the hydroethanolic extract of Detarium microcarpum root bark on Salmonella typhimurium-induced typhoid in rat and exploring the in-silico inhibition of some bacterial key enzymes.

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Phytoestrogens are used to ease postmenopausal symptoms, a property probably due to estrogenic and antioxidant effects. (. ) is empirically used in Cameroon to treat among others primary and secondary amenorrhea.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Typhoid fever treatment remains a challenge in endemic countries. Detarium microcarpum is traditionally used to manage typhoid.

Aim Of The Study: The study aims to explore the efficacy of hydroethanolic extract of Detarium microcarpum root bark in rats infected with salmonella.

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