Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box 24, Navrongo, Ghana

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• Research Article   
  Investigation of Hemostasis Using Plantain Sheath/Stem, Cassava Leaf and Snail Juices in Human Blood in-vitro
  Author(s): Valentine Chi Mbatchou* and Tuonuur James Williams
  
  Inhabitants of most rural communities of West Africa have limited health care facilities and walk long distances to seek medical attention when injured. This sometimes lead to loss of blood and death. To minimize loss of blood from injured individuals by clot formation, juices from plantain sheath/stem, cassava leaf and snail are applied on injured areas. The present work therefore investigated Musa paradisiaca sheath/stem, Manihot essculanta leaf and Achatina marginata juices for hemostatic property using human blood in-vitro. Screening indicated these juices contain tannins, flavonoids and other secondary metabolites. Morphological studies showed formation of a protein network on adding each of the three juices to fresh whole blood, plasma and serum respectively. The protein network formed was as a result of interactions between tannins found in the juices and prot.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0412.20.9.362

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