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LC-MS-Based Metabolomics for the Chemosystematics of Kenyan Dodonaea viscosa Jacq (Sapindaceae) Populations
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq (Sapindaceae) is a medicinal plant with a worldwide distribution. The species has undergone enormous taxonomic changes which caused confusion amongst plant users. In Kenya, for example, two varieties ...
In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Activities of the Root Bark Extract and Isolated Chemical Constituents of Zanthoxylum Paracanthum Kokwaro (Rutaceae)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Abstract: Zanthoxylum paracanthum Kokwaro (Rutaceae) is an endemic Kenyan and Tanzanian
plant used in folk medicine by local populations. Although other Zanthoxylum species have been
studied, only Z. paracantum stem ...
The Chemosystematics of the Genus Zanthoxylum L. (Rutaceae) in Kenya
(Kaigongi MM, Lukhoba CW. "The chemosystematics of the genus Zanthoxylum L.(Rutaceae) in Kenya." Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 2021; 98, :104319., 2021)
ackground and aim
There is currently a significant taxonomic confusion in the genus Zanthoxylum which has a wide application in Kenyan herbal medicine. The significance of proper identification/classification of medicinal ...