Jecinta Wanjiru Ndung’u

Phytochemical Screening and Synergistic Anti-proliferative Activity against Selected Cancer Cell Lines of Moringa oleifera and Indigofera arrecta Leaf Extracts

Jecinta Wanjiru Ndung’u, Edward Anino, Douglas Kahura Njuguna, Reginah Mwangangi, Mercy Jepkorir, Regina Wachuka Mbugua, Jean Chepng’etich, Chrispus Mutuku Ngule & Peter Mwitari · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2018

Medicinal plants present a plausible source for anticancer agents. Combination of plant extracts and plant-derived compounds with the currently used cancer drugs has shown a marked improvement of the conventional drugs' efficacy and reduced toxicity. This study evaluated; phytoch...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2018/41021

Total Phenolic Content and in vitro Antiproliferative Activity of Tragia brevipes (Pax) and Tetradenia riparia (Hochst) Leaves Extract

Jean Chepng’etich, Chripus Ngule, Mercy Jepkorir, Regina Mwangangi, Douglas Kahura Njuguna, Jecinta Wanjiru Ndung’u, Daniel Kiboi & Peter Mwitari · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2018

Tragia brevipes and Tetradenia riparia have been widely used in traditional medicine. T. brevipes relief stomach pain and in treatment of rheumatism while T. riparia; heal chest pains, stomach-ache, malaria and act as antioxidant. However, scanty data exist on their potential ant...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2018/40058