Acute and Repeated Dose 28-Day Oral Toxicity Study of the Aqueous Extracts from the Leafy Stem and Fruit of D.Royen EX.L in Wistar Rats.

Background: () is used in folk medicine for treatment of male infertility. However, scientific data on its safety are limited.

Objective: This study was carried out to assess the acute and repeated dose 28-day oral toxicity of the aqueous extracts from leafy stem and fruit in Wistar rats.

Phylogeography of Sub-Saharan Mitochondrial Lineages Outside Africa Highlights the Roles of the Holocene Climate Changes and the Atlantic Slave Trade.

Despite the importance of ancient DNA for understanding human prehistoric dispersals, poor survival means that data remain sparse for many areas in the tropics, including in Africa. In such instances, analysis of contemporary genomes remains invaluable. One promising approach is founder analysis, which identifies and dates migration events in non-recombining systems.

[Gamete intrafallopian transfer in the treatment of infertility: knowledge, attitude and perception of students at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences in Cotonou- Benin].

Introduction: infertility is a real public health problem. Medically Assisted Procreation (MAP) with donor gametes is one of the possible solutions. In Benin, despite a well-defined legislative framework (children´s code), MAP using donated gametes has not been studied.

Aqueous extract of D. Royen ex L leafy stem protects against lead induced testicular toxicity in Wistar rats.

Objectives: Lead exposure seriously impairs male reproductive function. The protective capacity of leafy stem and fruit aqueous extracts against lead testicular toxicity is evaluated to find herbals drugs able to improve semen quality.

Methods: Phytochemical screening were performed according to classical methods.

A 90-Day Oral Toxicity Study of an Ethanolic Root Extract of (L.) Roxb. in Wistar Rats.

Background: Plant medicine is the oldest form of health care known to mankind; hence, studies on their safety for use are essential for the control of adverse drug effects. In Benin, is one of many medicinal plants used as aphrodisiac, and for treatment of various ailments including prostatic hyperplasia. Despite its numerous ethnomedicinal benefits, toxicological information associated with its chronic use is currently limited.