Publications

energy and micronutrient composition of dietary and medicinal wild plants consumed during drought. study of rural fulani, northeastern nigeria.	two rural settled fulani villages, northeastern nigeria, were surveyed for dietary practices and use of edible wild plants (n = 100 households). commonly consumed species of edible wild barks, fruits, leaves, nuts, seeds, and tubers were analyzed for protein, fat, and carbohydrate and for minerals. kuka bark (adansonia digitata) given to infants to increase weight gain was high in fat, calcium, copper, iron, and zinc. cediya (ficus thonningii), dorowa (parkia biglobosa) and zogale (moringa oleif ...	2000	10945116
traditional medicine in north côte-d'ivoire: screening of 50 medicinal plants for antibacterial activity.	sixty-seven crude ethanol extracts from 50 plants (31 families), which are used in north côte-d'ivoire as traditional remedies for bacterial diseases, were screened for in vitro activity against gram negative (escherichia coli and pseudomonas aeruginosa) and gram positive (staphylococcus aureus, enterococcus faecalis, streptococcus pyogenes and bacillus subtilis) bacteria. thirty-one extracts showed antibacterial activity only on gram positive bacteria. of these, 10 extracts from 10 plant specie ...	2004	15182903
ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by people in zegie peninsula, northwestern ethiopia.	an ethnobotanical study was conducted from october 2005 to june 2006 to investigate the uses of medicinal plants by people in zegie peninsula, northwestern ethiopia. information was gathered from 200 people: 70 female and 130 males, using semistructured questionnaire. of which, six were male local healers. the informants, except the healers, were selected randomly and no appointment was made prior to the visits. informant consensus factor (icf) for category of ailments and the fidelity level (fl ...	2007	17355645
effects of ficus thonningii (blume) [morarceae] stem-bark ethanolic extract on blood glucose, cardiovascular and kidney functions of rats, and on kidney cell lines of the proximal (llc-pk1) and distal tubules (mdbk).	previous observations indicate that ficus thonningii (blume) [moraceae] stem-bark extracts may be useful in the control of diabetes mellitus. accordingly, we investigated in some experimental animal paradigms the effects of f. thonningii stem-bark ethanolic extract (fte) on renal and cardiovascular functions as complications of diabetes. oral glucose tolerance tests were conducted in separate groups of non-diabetic and stz-treated diabetic rats given glucose load (0.86 g x kg(-1), p.o.) after 18 ...	2007	17497459
schistonchus africanus n. sp. (aphelenchida: aphelenchoididae) associated with ficus thonningii (moraceae) and its pollinator wasp elisabethiella stuckenbergi (chalcidoidea: agaonidae).	syconia ("figs") from ficus thonningii and adults of its pollinator wasp elisabethiella stuckenbergi were dissected to elucidate their association with a new species of schistonchus (aphelenchoididae). schistonchus africanus n. sp. is characterized by a short stylet (13-16 mum long); position of the excretory pore opening in both sexes at a level just behind the stylet knobs; and short post-uterine branch, one body-width long. schistonchus africanus n. sp. parasitizes f. thonningii florets and i ...	1998	19274232
qualitative phytochemical screening and in vitro antimicrobial effects of methanol stem bark extract of ficus thonningii (moraceae).	the methanolic stem bark extract of ficus thonningii (moraceae) was subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening and in vitro antimicrobial tests. the phytochemical tests was carried out using standard methods of analysis and these investigations revealed the presence of alkaloids, anthraquinones, carbohydrates, flavonoids, saponins and tannins. the antimicrobial activity of the plant extract was assayed using the agar plate disc diffusion and nutrient broth dilution techniques. test micro o ...	2009	20448855
phytochemistry, pharmacology and ethnomedicinal uses of ficus thonningii (blume moraceae): a review.	the common wild fig, ficus thonningii, is extensively used in african ethnomedicine for treating a number of disease conditions which include diarrhoea, urinary tract infections, diabetes mellitus, gonorrhoea, respiratory infections, and mental illnesses. this review aims to present a logical analysis of the nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of f. thonningii in relation to its therapeutic applications. a bibliographic analysis of the uses, phytochemical constituents and p ...	2013	24146443
in vitro evaluation of antiplasmodial activity of extracts of acanthospermum hispidum dc (asteraceae) and ficus thonningii blume (moraceae), two plants used in traditional medicine in the republic of congo.	the aim of this study was to evaluate extracts from two medicinal plants, acanthospermum hispidum and ficus thonningii, used in traditional medicine in congo brazzaville, for in vitro antiplasmodial activities against two laboratory strains of plasmodium falciparum: the chloroquine sensitive 3d7 and the chloroquine resistant dd2. elisa hrp2 assay was used to evaluate the in vitro inhibitory activity of the extracts alone or in combination with chloroquine. cytotoxicity was assessed on human hela ...	2013	24146450
replacing commercial concentrate by ficus thonningii improved productivity of goats in ethiopia.	ficus thonningii (ft) is an important multipurpose fodder tree providing economic and ecological benefits across arid and semi-arid areas in africa. despite its availability in many sub-saharan african countries, there is lack of information on its effect on animal productivity. twenty-four male weaned highland goats of age 7 ± 1.5 months were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments in a completely randomized block design. all animals were fed wheat straw, water, and salt licks ad libitum. ...	2014	24715205
in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity of ficus thonningii blume (moraceae) and lophira alata banks (ochnaceae), identified from the ethnomedicine of the nigerian middle belt.	drug resistance in plasmodium falciparum requires that new drugs must be developed. plants are a potential source for drug discovery and development. two plants that used to treat febrile illnesses in nigeria were tested for in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity and cytotoxicity in cancer cell lines. methanol, hexane, and ethyl acetate leaf extracts of ficus thonningii and lophira alata were active in in vitro assays against p. falciparum nf54 (sensitive) and k1 (multiresistant) strains. he ...	2014	24955248
effects of ficus thonningii extracts on the gastrointestinal tract and clinical biochemistry of suckling rats.	ficus thonningii is commonly used in traditional medicine across the african continent. we investigated the effects of crude ficus thonningii extracts on growth, morphology and morphometry of the abdominal viscera and clinical biochemistry of neonatal rats.	2014	25435610
ameliorative properties of aqueous extract of ficus thonningii on erythrocyte osmotic fragility induced by acetaminophen in rattus norvegicus.	in vitro antioxidant and erythrocyte protecting activities by aqueous extract of ficus thonningii leaves on blood cells were studied in acetaminophen treated rats. the extract was safe at limit dose of 5000 mg kg(-1) body weight. the extract demonstrated dose dependent antihemolytic effect at dose levels between 50 and 200 mg kg(-1) body weight. the lowest antihemolytic effect was observed at dose level of 200 mg kg(-1) body given the lowest percentage hemolysis of 10.53 ± 1.76%, whereas the hig ...	2013	25568673
thonningiiflavanonol a and thonningiiflavanonol b, two novel flavonoids, and other constituents of ficus thonningii blume (moraceae).	a phytochemical study of ficus thonningii has led to the isolation of two previously unreported compounds, thonningiiflavanonol a and thonningiiflavanonol b together with 16 known compounds: shuterin, naringenin, syringic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, genistein, 5,7,3',4',5'-pentahydroxyflavanone, luteolin, methylparaben, aromadendrin, garbanzol, dihydroquercetin, 5,7,3'-trihydroxyflavanone, β-sitosterol, sitosterolglucoside, lupeol acetate, and taraxerol. their structures were elucidated on the ...	2016	26959540