Tag: Gongronema latifolium

The first paragraph is an introduction. The necessity to investigate natural alternatives with antioxidant potential in meat processing has arisen as a result of the persistent health hazards connected with artificial preservatives. The effect of Ocimum basilicum (OBE) and Gongronema latifolium (GLE) extracts on smoked beef during 9 days...

Medicinal herbs are the significant source Diuretics, phytochemicals and antioxidants. Gongronema latifolium had been widely used for its reported biological activities in indigenous system of medicine. The diuretics, phytochemicals and antioxidant properties were evaluated considering their possible contribution to improve the use of herbal products in treatment of diseases....

Gongronema latifolium is a plant that has a wide range of nutritional and ethnomedical uses in different tropical African communities. Scientific reports on the chemical composition and bioactivity (anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antioxidant, anticancer and allelopathic properties) of the plant material by different authors are discussed in this review. Future...