Publications by authors named "Yannick Bekono Fouda"

Background: is a plant used against cardiovascular disorders in African folk medicine. We assessed the effects of the aqueous extract of its stem bark on the development of hypertension in L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats.

Methods: The animals were administered L-NAME once daily for 3 weeks (25 mg/kg, i.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Fagara tessmannii is a shrub of the African rainforests in South-West, Centre, South and East provinces in Cameroon. It is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of tumors, swellings, inflammation, gonorrhoea, schistosomiasis, antifungal, heart diseases and as anti-hypertensive.

Aim Of The Study: We investigated the potential effects of F.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Erythrina senegalensis is traditionally used in Cameroon for its relaxing and hypoglycemic properties in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

Aim Of The Study: High blood pressure and diabetes mellitus are frequently linked. These pathologies represent major risk factors for cardiovascular and renal diseases.

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() is used in traditional medicine to treat many diseases including hypertension. This study aimed to evaluate the curative effects of the aqueous extract of on hypertension. Hypertension was induced in rats by oral administration of ethanol (5 g/kg/day) for five weeks.

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