Curative and Preventive Properties of Medicinal Plants: Research on Disease Management and Animal Model Studies (Hardcover)

PART 1: POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN METABOLIC DISEASES 1. Leaf Extract of Dombeya buettneri for Inhibition of Inflammatory Cytokines Aggregation in Type-2 Diabetes Esther Emem Nwanna, Olusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Festus Igbe, and Adebola Oluwayemisi Ayeni 2. Antidiabetic Potential of African Medicinal Plants: A Brief Review Using Animal Models Gbolahan Iyiola Asejeje and Folake Olubukola Asejeje 3. In vitro Antioxidant and Nephroprotective Activities of Carica papaya Methanol Extracts Using Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Albino Rats Modupe Olusola Adetayo, Oluwaseyi Adegoke Adetunji, Babafemi Tosin Ogunbiyi, Gogonte Hezekiah Amah, Omowunmi O. Akinnawo, Laide O. Olajide, and Toyosi S. Ajiboye 4. Potential of Moringa oleifera for Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in Animal Models Olufemi Idowu Oluranti 5. Blood Sugar Regulation and Pro-Inflammatory Effects of Desplatsia dewevrei in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Wistar Rats Oghale O. Godwin and MacDonald Idu PART II: POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES 6. Plant-Based Antioxidants in the Prevention and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Pros and Cons Folake Olubukola Asejeje and Gbolahan Iyiola Asejeje 7. Neuroprotective Efficacy of Ethnomedicinal Plants in Mental Disorders with Animal Models Adedamola Aminat Bayo-Olugbami, Joseph Enya, and Olorunfemi Samuel Tokunbo 8. Translational Neuroprotective Activity of Curcumin in Neurodegenerative Diseases: An Overview with Animal Models Adedamola Aminat Bayo-Olugbami, Kawkab Mujahidah Babalola, and Aminat Omolola Imam-Fulani PART III: POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN ORGAN DYSFUNCTIONS 9. Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome: Phytotherapeutic Evidence from Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Models Akinleye Stephen Akinrinde and Joseph Fadeyemi Akinrinmade 10. Biochemical Constituents and Toxicological Effects of Syzygium aromaticum on Selected Organs in Male Wistar Rats Mosebolatan Victoria Adegbola, Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, and Temitope Adenike Oyedepo 11. Therapeutic Mechanisms of Bioactive Compounds in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Liver Injury with Murine Models Ayokanmi Ore, Ebenezer Tunde Olayinka, Babajide Oluwaseun Ajayi, and Oluseyi Adeboye Akinloye 12. Telfairia occidentalis for the Alteration of Expression Ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 mRNA in Lead-Exposed Rat Testicular Tissues Adefolaju Gbenga Anthony, Falana Benedict Abiola, Odukoya Samson Ayodeji, and Mwakikunga Anthony PART IV: HEALTH BENEFITS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS 13. Hydro-Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Parquetina nigrescens: Hematological Indices and Biochemical Parameters in Male Wistar Rats Lydia Oluwatoyin Ajayi, Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, and Temitope Adenike Oyedepo 14. Role of Phytochemicals in Allium sativum on Obesity: A Review Ayodeji Emmanuel Adepoju, Gregory Joseph, Samuel Olufolarin Babarinde, and Ademola Olabode Ayeleso 15. Antidiabetic Potency of Tofu (Soybean Meal) Modupe Olusola Adetayo, Maria Onomaghuan Ebesunun, Olugbenga Obajimi Adebawo, Adekunle Moses Adetayo, Ifeoluwa Opeyemi Alao-Owunna, and Samuel Adegoke Adewole 16. Antioxidant Potential of Seed and Leaf Extracts of Adansonia digitata Adetoun Elizabeth Morakinyo, Samuel Chibueze Nzekwe, Samuel Olufolarin Babarinde, Oluwatosin Elijah Olopade, Abraham Yakubu, and Ifeoluwa Dorcas Adegbite 17. Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and Thrombolytic Activities of Monodora tenuifolia, Benth Seed Extract Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, Olagunju Doris Imuetiyanosa, Samuel Chibueze Nzekwe, and Oluokun Oluboade Oyedapo 18. Effects of Taraxacum officinale Extract on Hematological Parameters in Female Wistar Rats with Ethanol-Induced Toxicity Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, Samuel Chibueze Nzekwe, Favour Oghenefejiro, Samuel Olufolarin Babarinde, and Ayodeji Emmanuel Adepoju 19. Antimutagenic Activity of Moringa oleifera Seeds Temitope Abiola, Olakunle Akinyode, Bisola Jimoh, Babawale Emmanuel Abiola, Ibukun Temitope Sossou, Adedayo Olukanni, and Olumide Olukanni 20. Scope of Medicinal Plants for Uterotonic, Tocolytic, and Wellness Effects in Pregnant Women: A Cultural Perspective Hertha Kasiku Haikera, Larai Aku-Akai, and Yapo Guillaume Aboua 21. Role of Phytonutrients in Chemoprevention of Cancer: A Review Oluwaseyi Adegoke Adetunji, Modupe Olusola Adetayo, Babafemi Tosin Ogunbiyi and Gogonte Hezekiah Amah