Upgrading the medicinal value chain of neglected and underutilized Eremomastax (Lindau.) species through antioxidant health benefits.

A critical step towards improvement of global healt h care delivery system lies in the discovery and optimal utilization of the wide range of medicinal plant resources available in nature. Against this backdrop, the antioxidant p o- tential of two underutilized crops - Eremomastax speciosa (Hochst.) Cufod. and Eremomastax polysperma (Benth.) Dandy, growing under lowland humid tropical conditions of southern Nigeria were investigated using...