In vitro anthelmintic and antioxidant activities of the leaf extracts of Theobroma cacao L.

In vitro anthelmintic and antioxidant activities of the leaf extracts of Theobroma cacao L.

Theobroma cacao L. (Sterculiaceae) leaves have been used in folklore medicine as treatment for wound healing, worm expellers and malaria cure. In this study, the antioxidant and anthelmintic activities of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the leaves of Theobroma cacao were investigated. The phytoche...

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Main Authors: Olukemi Osukoya, Adewale Fadaka, Olusola Adewale, Oluwatobi Oluloye, Oluwafemi Ojo, Basiru Ajiboye, Deborah Adewumi, Adenike Kuku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2019-07-01
Series:AIMS Agriculture and Food
Subjects:
cocoa
worm expellers
hot extraction
cold extraction
total phenols
DPPH radical scavenging
chocolate leaves
Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/agrfood.2019.3.568/fulltext.html

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