Antihypertensive potential of the stem bark of Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. (Burseraceae) in wistar rats: UPLC-ESI-QToF-MS/MS-based prediction of antihypertensive phytochemicals.

ABSTRACT:

Ethnopharmacological relevance

Canarium schweinfurthii, also called ''Elemierd'Afrique'', is used in Cameroonian folk medicine (bark decoction) to treat patients suffering from hypertension.Aim of the study: This study aimed at evaluating the antihypertensive activities of the stem bark of Canarium schweinfurthii and identifying potential compounds present in its extract that may support or oppose its ethnomedicinial use.

Materials and methods

Stem bark extract of Canarium schweinfurthii was prepared by maceration using 70 % ethanol followed by redissolution in methanol and hyphenated. Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) analysis for the detection and characterisation of secondary metabolites. Antihypertensive ef

SUBMITTER: Mbosso Teinkela JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10663920 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature