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Activity | Plant part | Extract | Experimental procedures/models | References |
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Antibacterial | Leaves | Hexane, diethyl ether, acetone and aqueous | MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) | [16] |
Stem bark | Pet. Ether, benzene, chloroform, methanolic and aqueous | MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) | [17] |
Leaves | Chloroform | Disk diffusion assay | [18] |
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Antifungal | Leaf and stem | Methanolic | Agar well diffusion method | [20] |
Leaves | Hydroethanolic | MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) | [21] |
Leaves | Hexane, ethyl acetate, methanolic, and aqueous | Agar diffusion test and MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) | [22] |
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Anti-inflammatory | Leaves | Aqueous | Carrageenan-induced paw edema test | [23] |
Leaves | Ethanolic | Carrageenan-induced paw edema, dextran-induced paw edema, histamine-induced paw edema, serotonin-induced paw edema, and cotton pellet-induced granuloma tests | [24] |
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Anthelmintic | Stem bark | Benzene, chloroform, methanolic, aqueous, pet. ether | Dash’s method | [25] |
Bark | Ethanolic and aqueous | Time of paralysis and death assay | [26] |
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Antioxidant | Stem bark | Ethanolic | FTC (ferric thiocyanate) and TBA (thiobarbituric acid) methods | [27] |
Leaves | Methanolic | 1,1,diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method | [20] |
Stem bark | Aqueous | DPPH radical, nitric oxide, superoxide, and reducing power assays | [28] |
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Antidiabetic | Leaves | Ethanolic, chloroform, pt. ether and aqueous | Alloxan-induced diabetes model | [29] |
Leaves | Methanolic and pet. ether | Alloxan-induced diabetes model | [30] |
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Antidiarrhoeal | Leaves | Ethanolic | Castor oil and magnesium sulphate-induced diarrhea mice model | [32] |
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Adaptogenic | Stem bark | Ethanolic | Forced swimming endurance test and chronic cold restraint stress mode | [34] |
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Anticancer | Leaves | Ethanolic | Dolton’s ascetic lymphoma (DAL) model | [35] |
Bark | Ethanolic and pet. ether | DMBA- (dimethyl benz(a) anthracene-) induced breast carcinoma assay | [36] |
Bark |
Butanol, hexane, ethyl acetate and chloroform | MTT 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazole-2yl)-2,5-biphenyl-tetrazolium bromide assay | [37] |
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Wound healing | Stem bark and leaves | Methanolic | Excision and incision wound model | [20] |
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Antiulcer | Leaves | Methanolic | Pylorus ligated ulcer model | [45] |
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Analgesic | Leaves | Ethanolic, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and aqueous | Tail flock method | [46] |
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Hepatoprotective | Leaves | Methanolic | Paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity assay | [47] |
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Larvicidal | Leaves | Acetone | Standard WHO procedure | [48] |
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Antiemetic | Leaves | Ethanolic | Cisplatin-induced nausea model | [49] |
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CNS depressant | Leaves | Methanolic | Head dip, Rota rod, and traction tests | [50] |
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Hypolipidemic | Leaves and bark | Hydroalcoholic | HMG-CoA reductase and LCAT (Lecithin: cholesterol-acyl transferase) assays | [51] |
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