East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol. 11 (2008) 52-54
Abstract
Combretum fragrans F. Hoffm belongs to the
Combretaceae (Combretum) family. The plant
grows in wooded or bushy grassland [1]. The
powdered bark is used for the treatment of
wounds, diarrhoea, syphilis and gonorrhoea [2]
and also in fungal, bacterial and inflammatory
conditions [3-4]. Only limited pharmacological
studies have been carried out on the plant.
Methanolic extracts of C. fragrans significantly
reduced the activity of the enzyme
neuraminidase from Clostridium chauvoei in a
dose dependent fashion [5]. There are no reports
of any compounds isolated from the plan