Anti-inflammatory activities of flavonoids of Baphia nitida Lodd. (Leguminosae) on mice and rats

Oxygen species scavenger activities and phenolic contents of four West African plants

“…The work undertaken on A. cordifolia (Mavar-Manga et al, 2004) and B. nitida (Onwukaeme, 1995) showed that flavonoid concentration was correlated to anti-inflammatory activity. Antioxidant activity, following yet another protocol, was assessed in B. diffusa (Devaki, Shivashangari, Ravikumar, & Govindaraju, 2005) through its protective effect against the intoxication of hepatocytes via carbon tetrachloride and ethanol in rats and mice.…”

A status review on the medicinal properties of essential oils

“…Other examples of plant EOs with antiinflammatory activity are Baphia nitida (Onwukaeme, 1995), L. angustifolia, Mentha sp. and Eucalyptus sp.…”

Antidiarrhoeal activity of the ethyl acetate extract of Baphia nitida (Papilionaceae)

“…Known by diverse local names-Mbundoi (Sierra Leone), Okoue (Ivory Coast), Odwen (Ghana), Enum banjo (Cameroun), Igi osun, Abosi, and Majigi (Southwest, Southeast and Northern Nigeria, respectively), the water and alcoholic extract of the stem, leaves and roots, as well as emulsion and ointments prepared from these parts, are employed in the treatment of skin, gastrointestinal, inflammatory and venereal diseases. The haemostatic (Kone-Bamba et al, 1987), neuromuscular (Adeyemi and Ogunmakinde, 1991), chronotropic and ionotropic (Adeyemi, 1992) and anti-inflammatory (Onwukaeme, 1995) effects of Baphia nitida have been investigated and reported. In respect of phytochemistry, constituents that have been identified in the plant include flavonoids, isoflavonoids, isoflavones, saponins, tannins, and alkaloids (Farnsworth and Euler, 1962;Odebiyi and Sofowora, 1978).…”