Acute Toxicity, Phytochemistry and Anti-diarrheal Effects of Celtis integrifolia Lam. Aqueous Leaf Extract in Wistar Albino Rats

Ethnobotany and conservation of the species Celtis toka (Forssk.) Hepper & J.R.I. wood: A way forward for sustainable use in Burkina Faso

“…Edible plant parts reported in this study are also consumed raw in Burkina Faso [ 19 , 40 ] and other parts of Africa during plenty and food scarcity [ 20 , 21 ]. Hence, the high value (61.23%) of leaves in food might be attributed to the fact that leaves are not toxic [ 13 , 38 , 75 ]. In the study sites, fruits were often difficult to be found because of the competition between birds, mankind (severe pruning) and the probability to the low productivity of the species.…”

“…Celtis toka is either a deciduous [ 13 ], semi-deciduous [ 63 , 64 ] or evergreen to semi-deciduous tree species [ 65 ] that can grow up to 25 m in height and 220 cm in diameter at breast height ( Appendixes: Fig. 2 A ).…”

“…The genus Celtis contains approximately 60–70 deciduous tree species worldwide [ 13 ]. In Africa, this genus has about 12 species [ 14 ].…”

Elemental analysis and antimicrobial assay of aqueous leaf extract of <i>Celtis integrifolia</i> Lam.

“…Plants are used medicinally and can be a potent source of many drugs (Burkill, 1985). The world health organization (WHO) estimated that 80% of people worldwide rely on herbal medicines for some part of their primary health care and there are reports on natural substances of plant origin which are biologically active with desirable antimicrobial properties (Mahre et al, 2016). It has been established that medicinal plants are a source of compounds with the potential to act against virulent microbes (Burkill, 1985).…”

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“…Parthenium hysterophorus [14], Abrus precatorius seeds [15], Calotropis gigantea [16], Citrus aurantifolia [17], Ocimum sanctum [18], Maple leaf [19], Tamarindus indica [20], Solanum nigrum [21], Anisochilus carnosus [22], Phyllanthus niruri [23] have been reported. Recently, green synthesis of NPs was achieved using microorganisms, plant extract due to its availability, low cost, non-toxic, biodegradable, and environment friendly characteristics.…”