Studies on medicinal plants of Ivory Coast: Investigation of Sida acuta for in vitro antiplasmodial activities and identification of an active constituent

Effect of Ethanol Root and Leave Extracts of Sida acuta on Some Kidney Function Indices and Electrolytes in Albino Wistar Rats

“…The leave is most frequently used against infections compared to the root. Reports by Benzouzi et al, (2004) and Nwankpa et al, (2015) have shown the presence of phytochemicals like alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, anthraquinones, polyphenols and tannins in the leave of Sida acuta. Bonjean et al, (1998) reports that cryptolepine (5-methylindole [2,3b]-quinoline) is the major alkaloid and possesses antiplasmodial and antibacterial activity.…”

Histological Study of the Effect of Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Sida Acuta on the Cerebral Cortex of Adult Wistar Rats

“…The leaf is most frequently used against various infections. Phytochemical evaluation of Sida acuta leaf revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, anthraquinones, cardenolides, polyphenols and tannins (7). The plant contains chemical constituents such as cryptolephine 5-methylindolo (2-3b)-quindoline, ecdysterone, ephedrine, hentriacontane and hypolaetin-8-glucoside (8)(9).…”

Identification of phenolic compounds from medicinal and melliferous plants and their cytotoxic activity in cancer cells

“…In traditional medicine, the leaves are used in the care of asthma, renal inflammation, colds, fever, headache, ulcers, worms and malaria (Coee and Anderson 1996). Biological screenings have shown a significant antimalarial activity of plant extracts (Karou et al 2003); recently, cryptolepine and quindoline were identified in alkaloid extracts of the leaf (Banzouzi et al 2004;Karou et al 2005) and they are considered the major metabolites of the plant having antimalarial activity. M. sylvestris is an herbaceous plant used in phitotherapy and widely distributed in Italy (Guarrera 2005): the leaves are used as emollient, laxative and cough medicine (Gonda et al 1990).…”