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In vitro anti-cholinesterase and antioxidant activity of extracts of Moringa oleifera plants from Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Nwidu, L. L., Elmorsy, E., Aprioku, J., Siminialayi, I., & Carter, W. (2018). In vitro anti-cholinesterase and antioxidant activity of extracts of Moringa oleifera plants from Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria. Medicines, 5(3), Article 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines5030071

This study evaluated Moringa oleifera extracts from two locations in Niger Delta for in vitro anti-cholinesterase and antioxidant activities. Methanolic, aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Moringa oleifera were evaluated for inhibition of acetylcholin... Read More about In vitro anti-cholinesterase and antioxidant activity of extracts of Moringa oleifera plants from Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria.

Hepatoprotective effect of hydromethanolic leaf extract of Musanga cecropioides (Urticaceae) on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury and oxidative stress (2018)
Journal Article
Nwidu, L. L., Oboma, Y. I., Elmorsy, E., & Carter, W. G. (2018). Hepatoprotective effect of hydromethanolic leaf extract of Musanga cecropioides (Urticaceae) on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury and oxidative stress. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2018.04.006

Objective: Natural antioxidant products are gaining popularity as treatments for various pathological liver injuries. Musanga cecropioides (Urticaceae) leaf extract is used in ethnomedicine for the management of jaundice and other hepatic ailments in... Read More about Hepatoprotective effect of hydromethanolic leaf extract of Musanga cecropioides (Urticaceae) on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury and oxidative stress.