Augustine D. Essien

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

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