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ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2018

In vitro Anti-cholinesterase and Anti-oxidant Activity of Three Standardised Polyherbal Products Used for Memory Enhancing in Ethnomedicine of South-East Nigeria.

Lucky Legbosi Nwidu, Ekramy Elmorsy, Wayne Grant Carter

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Article in The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Lucky Legbosi NwiduDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Ekramy ElmorsyDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
Wayne Grant CarterSchool of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital Centre, Derby, UK.

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Abstract

backgroundPolyherbal standardised extracts used in ethnomedicine of Eastern Nigeria for memory improvements were evaluated for anti-cholinesterases and anti-oxidant properties.

methodsAnti-cholinesterase, anti-oxidant, and total phenolic and flavonoid contents were established using standard procedures.

resultsThe three polyherbal extracts exhibited significant concentration dependent acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity (

conclusionThe three polyherbal standardised products possess significant acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity and secondary metabolites that could collectively contribute to their memory-enhancing effects.

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anti-cholinesterasesanti-oxidantsmemory improvementphenolicspolyherbal

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PMID30918453
PMCPMC6422584

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