Kigelia africana (Lam.) benth. a classical African Medicinal Plant : A review on the Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of Sausage tree

ISBN-13: 9783330002937 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 84 str.

Idris Bello; Mohd. Zaini; Roziahanim Mahmud

Opis

Kigelia Africana is a tree plant native to African continent. It is widely distribute in Africa and has been a widely used traditional medicine and for other domestic uses in Africa since time immemorial. The realization of its folkloric use in the management of local ailment has recently reveal the remarkable potential of the plant. K. Africana is now used by cosmetic lines as a major ingredients in skin ointments and body lotions as a panacea for many skin disease and for its skin preservation and smoothing effect. A literature review of scientific studies on K. Africana reveals its multifarious nature of the plant in traditional and herbal medicine.

O autorze

Idris Bello is a young researcher from the Northwest region of Nigeria. Born in 1988, he finished his high school studies in 2006. He studied Bsc. Biochemistry at Usmanu Danfodiyo University to and graduated in 2010. He further his academic ambition with a Msc. In Pharmacology from Universiti Sains Malaysia and he is Currently a PhD student.