Anorue, Eleazar Chukwuemeka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5265-7632
Ogara, Amaechi L.
Joshua, Parker Elijah
Ibekwe, Divine Godswill
Igbokwe, Anthony Ikechukwu
Article History
Received: 15 May 2025
Accepted: 31 August 2025
First Online: 21 October 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the regulations and ethical approval of the Ethics and Biosafety Committee of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The plant's identity was verified, and it was assigned a voucher number (UNN/13038) by Mr. Felix Nwafor from the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. Additionally, the plant's name was verified on March 24, 2024, using the "World Flora Online" database to ensure it aligned with the most recent taxonomic updates.
: This research adhered to the World Medical Association (WMA) guidelines on the use of animals in biomedical research and received approval from the Ethical Committee of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, under approval number UNN/FBS/EC/1230.