Neil Anthony
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Title: Sesquiterpene lactones from Nigerian vernonia species
Biography
Biography: Neil Anthony
Abstract
Healthcare in most African countries is limited to those living in the cities and even then, this access is restricted to those who can afford the exorbitant cost of drugs and hospital care. As a result, much of the population in African countries turn to traditional medicine when sick. This work presents the phytochemical analysis of four medicinal Vernonia species growing in Nigeria and used in ethnomedicine to treat a variety of medical conditions including gastrointestinal disorders, dysentery, malaria, skin diseases, fever, hepatitis, venereal diseases, diabetes and as an anthelmintic.