Comparative pharmacognostic and antimicrobial studies on leaves of two varieties of <i>Heinsia crinita</i>

A Review on Traditional Uses, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profiles, Spiritual and Economic Values, and Toxicity of Dacryodes Edulis (G. Don) H.J. Lam.

“…Like many other plants, the leaves of Dacryodes edulis showed better activity than the stem and root. This lends credence to the wider application of leaves in Cameroonian and Nigerian traditional medicine than the other plant parts 6,17,50 .…”

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Spoilage Bacteria of ‘Atama’ (Heinsia crinata) Soup

“…A comparative pharmacognostic and antimicrobial studies of leaves of H. crinita have been reported (Ajibesin et al, 2003). Abo et al, (2011) There is however, a dearth of information on the antimicrobial activity of Heinsia crinita on spoilage bacteria of "atama" soup hence, the aim of this study is to evaluate its effects on possible spoilage bacteria with a view to establishing the possible role of this spice in enhancing the soup"s shelf-life, the antibiotic sensitivity of the isolates and the determination of the soup"s proximate composition.…”

Investigation of Heinsia crinata leaves on laxative activity

“…Heinsia crinata is casually classified as white and dark by indigenes of Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria. Ajibesin et al (2002) reported on the phytochemical constituents of the leaves of the two varieties to be made up of saponins, tannins, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, terpenes, and alkaloids, with the dark variety having a greater concentration of alkaloids, while saponins were greater in the white variety. Ethnomedically, the decoctions of the leaf are used to treat various diseases and wounds as well as gastrointestinal disorders especially ulcer and spasm (Okokon et al, 2009), while the root is used to treat abscess and hypertension (Ajibesin et al, 2008).…”

“…Two triterpenoid saponins have been isolated from the leaves of the plants (Babady-Billa et al, 1994). Reports of nutritional values (Etuk et al, 1998;Etuk et al, 2002), antimicrobial (Ajibesin et al, 2002;Andy et al, 2008;Ezeh et al, 2014;Morah et al, 2017), antiplasmodial and antidiabetic activities (Okokon et al, 2009), and antiulcer (Okokon et al, 2010), antiinflammatory and analgesic (Andrew et al, 2012), antioxidant (Nwanna et al, 2015) and anticonvulsant (Okokon et al, 2021). activities of the leaf extract have been published.…”