BACKGROUND
Against cough activity from Guiera senegalensis' leaves has been previously scientifically studied. However, to the best of our knowledge, active principles responsible of this activity were not yet identified. Thus, we undertook this work with the aim to evaluate the effect of total
BACKGROUND
In West Africa, populations are used to taking traditional medicine as a first aid against common health problems. In this aspect, many plants are claimed to be effective in the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB), which according to the World Health Organization (WHO) remains one of the
Guiera senegalensis J. F. Gmelin (Combretaceae) leaves are used in African traditional medicine for gastrointestinal disorders, cough and topically for wound healing. This paper regards the evaluation of antiradical, antielastase, antimicrobial, genotoxic and antimutagenic activities of the leaf
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