Akanimo Essiet

Anti-fertility Effects of Ethanol Extract of Salacia lehmbachii Root Bark in Albino Rats

Grace A. Essiet, Augustine D. Essien, Francis V. Udoh & Akanimo Essiet · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2016

Aim: With the reported impairment of male fertility by herbal remedies in the literature, ethanol extract of the root bark of Salacia lehmbachii, a commonly used remedy by locals for febrile illnesses, was studied to evaluate its effect on the fertilization potential of sperm cel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2016/26576

Effect of Ethanol Root Bark Extract of Salacia lehmbachii Loes on Male Reproductive Hormones in Albino Rats

Grace A. Essiet, Augustine D. Essien, Godwin C. Akuodor, Francis V. Udoh & Akanimo Essiet · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2016

Aims: Salacia lehmbachii Loes is a herb found commonly in Southeastern Nigeria where it is used by the locals for the treatment of many ailments especially malaria and the Nigerian population has a relatively large youth segment. This research was carried out to evaluate the effe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/26358