Ogunleye Adewale Joseph (Adekunle Ajasin University)

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The importance and efficacy of epigallocatechin and epicatechin

25 October 2017 | By Adeyinka T Aina, Ogunleye Adewale Joseph (Adekunle Ajasin University), Olumide K Inyang, Osuntokun Oludare Temitope

Plant extracts have been used in African folk medicine to treat a wide array of infections, especially in Nigeria, for centuries. This article considers the potential medicinal uses and efficacy of the flavonoids epigallocatechin and epicatechin, which can be extracted from the Spondias mombin plant.

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The prospects of medicinal plants in the treatment of breast cancer

13 December 2016 | By Ogunleye Adewale Joseph (Adekunle Ajasin University), Osuntokun Oludare Temitope (Adekunle Ajasin University)

Plants that have known medicinal properties are plentiful in Africa, and primary healthcare in the developing world has, since ancient times, relied heavily on their cultivation and use. Increasingly, too, the uses and effects of medicinal plants are becoming of interest globally.