Hemostatic Activities of Methanol Leaf Extracts of Croton Megalocarpus Hutch and Lantana Camara Linn

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dc.contributor.authorMuindi, Hezron
dc.contributor.authorKibiti, Cromwell
dc.contributor.authorNgugi, Mathew
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-18T08:45:31Z
dc.date.available2021-06-18T08:45:31Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionAn Article Published in Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeuticsen_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of Croton megalocarpus Hutch and Lantana camara Linn plants leave on blood coagulation has not been scientifically tested despite their common use in bleeding control. The current study investigates the effects of the plants’ leaves extracts on mice plasma coagulation time. Leaves of C. megalocarpus (H.) and L. camara (L.) were harvested, washed, air dried, crushed, extracted in absolute methanol and concentrated to dry powders. Preliminary qualitative phytochemical screen of both extracts was done. A total of 55 mice plasma samples were mixed with solutions of leaves extracts of both plants, before prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) were determined. Data was analyzed using one – way ANOVA. Phytochemical screen on separate extracts of C. megalocarpus (H.) and L. camara (L.) revealed the presence of tannins, phenols, cardiac glycosides, and terpenoids. Moreover, C. megalocarpus (H.) extract contained steroids and flavonoids while that of L. camara (L.) had saponins. Solutions of the various concentrations of methanol leave extracts of C. megalocarpus (H.). L. camara (L.) and leaves blend extracts from both plants reduced aPTT and PT significantly (p<0.05) when mixed with normal mice plasma. Significant reduction of aPTT and PT of normal treated plasma was associated with the activity of tannins, phenols, flavonoids and saponins detected in the plant extracts.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/22378
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBangladesh Society for Microbiology, Immunology, and Advanced Biotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectActivated partial thromboplastin timeen_US
dc.subjectHemostasisen_US
dc.subjectHemostaticen_US
dc.subjectProthrombin timeen_US
dc.subjectPlant extracts.en_US
dc.titleHemostatic Activities of Methanol Leaf Extracts of Croton Megalocarpus Hutch and Lantana Camara Linnen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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