Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth: Phytochemistry and pharmacological properties outline.
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2011-09
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This mini-review aims to outlining the beneficial impacts of the witch-weed parasitic
plant; Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. S. hermonthica plant beside its well-known devastating
impacts on the most important food cereal crops in Africa and is deemed to be one of the main
factors that threatens the food security in this continent; it does also have a beneficial side in the
tradition medicine for the African people. S. hermonthica has a wide range of medicinal uses; the
pharmacological abortificient effect, dermatosis, diabetes, leprosy ulcer, pneumonia and jaundice
remedy, trypanocidal effects, antibacterial and anti-plasmoidal activities have been approved.
Here, we focus mainly in the phytochemical studies, its applications in the remediation of both
animal and human physiological and infectious diseases and Striga tissue culture advantage as
biotechnological application for pharmaceutical production.
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Parasitic plants, Striga hermonthica, seed germination, cereal crops, tissue culture, phytochemical screening, folkloric medicine
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Koua Faisal H M. Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth: Phytochemistry and pharmacological properties outline. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2011 Sept; 1(7): 1-5.