Browsing Department of Pharmacology by Author "Agaba, Amon Ganafa"
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Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and oxytocic activities of Dracaena steudneri Engl. stem bark aqueous extract in Wistar rats
Tenywa, Mercy Gladys; Agaba, Amon Ganafa; Ajayi, Clement Olusoji; Tolo, Casim Umba; Katuura, Esther (Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2022-04)Dracaena steudneri Engl. (Dracaenaceae) is a medicinal plant that is used in labour by traditional birth attendants to induce labour, relieve pain and treat various diseases; albeit no documentation. This study determined ... -
Physicochemical, phytochemical and pharmacognostical parameters of a herbal plant Dracaena steudneri Engl.
Tenywa, Mercy Gladys; Agaba, Amon Ganafa; Tolo, Casim Umba; Ajayi, Clement Olusoji; Katuura, Esther (Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, 2023)Dracaena steudneri Engl. (family Dracaenaceae) has been used in managing various health conditions. This study evaluated its pharmacognostic, physicochemical and phytochemical parameters. The physicochemical analysis was ... -
Registration, procurement, distribution, and use of misoprostol in Uganda: an interview-based observational study
Atukunda, Esther Cathyln; Brhlikova, Petra; Agaba, Amon Ganafa; Pollock, Allyson M (The Lancet, 2013)Background: Poor access to essential medicines remains a barrier to improvement of health in low-income countries. The maternal mortality rate from post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) in Uganda is one of the highest in the world. ...