Evelyn Asante-Kwatia
The researcher has conducted extensive work across diverse subfields of pharmacology and entomology. Their research integrates both traditional herbal practices and modern scientific investigations, focusing on themes such as antimalarials, wound healing, bioactive compounds, and their applications in treating parasitic diseases. Key areas include the exploration of ethnobotanical agents from various species, their pharmacological properties, and their efficacy in alleviating conditions like snakebait infestations and malaria, as well as their role in mitigating antimalarial resistance.
Faculty Biography
Dr. Evelyn Asante-Kwatia is a lecturer at the Department of Pharmacognosy. She holds a PhD in Pharmacognosy and B. Pharm degree from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.Her research interests lie in the discovery of bioactive molecules from indigenous medicinal plants for drug development. Her previous works have established the anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, wound-healing and antimalarial activity of several Ghanaian medicinal plants. Her current research focuses on prospecting medicinal plant for anti-schistosomal and anthelmintic agents. Other aspects of her research focus on the establishment of standard parameters for the quality control of herbal medicines.Evelyn is a DAAD alumnus and a recipient of the KNUST Research Fund.She is a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, Society for Medicinal Plants and Natural Products Research, Academia, Social and Research Pharmacist Association of Ghana, Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, (WiSTEMGh, KNUST chapter) and the Organization for Women in Science in Developing Countries (OWSD).
Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
Bioactive natural compounds
Biochemical and Structural Characterization
Botanical Research and Applications
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
Helminth infection and control
Malaria Research and Control
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies
Natural Compounds in Disease Treatment
Parasites and Host Interactions
Seed and Plant Biochemistry
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
Wound Healing and Treatments
Antimalarial activity of the aqueous extract and anthraquinones from the root of Senna siamea (LAM) H.S. Irwin & Barneby (Fabaceae).
Open AccessAssessment of Wound Healing Properties of Medicinal Plants: The Case of <i>Berlinia confusa</i>
Open AccessIn vitro and in vivo evaluation of the antimalarial, anti-inflammatory and free radical scavenging potentials of the hydro-alcoholic leaf extract of Microdesmis puberula Hook. F. ex Planch (Pandaceae)
Antimicrobial resistance modifying effects and molecular docking studies of Affinine, derived from Tabernaemontana crassa
Open AccessIn vivo toxicity, anti-hyperlipidaemic, antioxidant and anti-atherogenic activities of ‘LIPO A’ A traditional herbal product in rodents
Open AccessReferee report. For: Turmeric extract gel and honey in post-cesarean section wound healing: A preliminary study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Open AccessAntibacterial, Resistance Modulation, Anti-Biofilm Formation, and Efflux Pump Inhibition Properties of Loeseneriella africana (Willd.) N. Halle (Celastraceae) Stem Extract and Its Constituents
Open AccessA Study on Justicia flava (Forssk.) Vahl.: Pharmacognostic Characterization and Antiplasmodial and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of the Leaves
Open AccessQuality assessment and evaluation of the aphrodisiac property and toxicity profile of a Ghanaian herbal male vitality booster
Open AccessBioprospecting the Ghanaian flora as a potential source of anti- schistosomal agents
Pharmacognostic characterization, wound healing and toxicity assessment of the stem bark of Xylia evansii Hutch (Leguminosae)
Open AccessEthnobotanical Survey and Cercaricidal Activity Screening of Medicinal Plants Used for Schistosomiasis Treatment in Atwima-Nwabiagya District, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Open AccessNeuropharmacological assessment of the methanolic stem back extract of Anopyxis klaineana (Pierre) Engl. (Rhizophoraceae) in mice
Open AccessPharmacognostic study, anti-inflammatory and, antioxidant activities of Loeseneriella africana
Open AccessAntimalarial Properties of <i>Sida cordifolia</i> L. Leaf Extract in Mice: Survivability Depends Less on Parasitaemia Suppression
Open AccessPharmacognostic Characterization, Wound Healing and Toxicity Assessment of the Stem Bark of Xylia Evansii Hutch (Leguminosae)
Open AccessAuthentication and quality control of Uapaca heudelotii Baill. - An investigation of pharmacognostic, phytochemical and physicochemical properties of its leaves and stem bark
Open AccessAntibacterial, Resistance Modulation, Anti-Biofilm Formation, and Efflux Pump Inhibition Properties of Loeseneriella Africana (Willd.) N. Halle (Celastraceae) Stem Extract and its New Triterpenoid
Open AccessEvaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Potential of the Stem Bark Extract and Some Constituents of <i>Aidia Genipiflora</i> (Dc.) Dandy (Rubiaceae)
Open AccessAmphimas pterocarpoides harms.: An Evaluation of flavonoid and phenolic contents, wound healing, anthelmintic and antioxidant activities of the leaves and stem bark
Open AccessAntibacterial, Antibiofilm, and Efflux Pump Inhibitory Properties of the Crude Extract and Fractions from Acacia macrostachya Stem Bark
Open AccessAn Ethnobotanical Study on Medicinal Plants Used as Antidote for Snakebite and as Snake Repellent in the Ejisu-Juabeng District of Ghana
Open AccessQuality control standardization and evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of the leaves and stem bark of Amphimas pterocarpoides harms (Leguminosae)
Open AccessThe Ghanaian Flora as a Potential Source of Anthelmintic and Anti-Schistosomal Agents
Open AccessCorrigendum: The Ghanaian Flora as a Potential Source of Anthelmintic and Anti-Schistosomal Agents
Bioactive constituents with antibacterial, resistance modulation, anti-biofilm formation and efflux pump inhibition properties from Aidia genipiflora stem bark
Open Access<i>Amphimas pterocarpoides</i> Harms: An Evaluation of Flavonoid and Phenolic Contents, Wound Healing, Anthelmintic and Antioxidant Activities of the Leaves and Stem Bark
Open AccessIndigenous Medicinal Plants as Biofilm Inhibitors for the Mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance
Open AccessIn-vitro Anti-cercarial activity of extracts and steroidal alkaloids from the stem bark of Holarrhena floribunda (G. Don) Dur. & Schinz
Open AccessWound healing, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of the leaf and stem bark of Entada africana Guill. & Perr.
Open AccessAnalgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Ghanaian Medicinal Plants
Open Access<i>In Vivo</i> Antiplasmodial Activity of Different Solvent Extracts of <i>Myrianthus libericus</i> Stem Bark and Its Constituents in <i>Plasmodium berghei</i>‐Infected Mice
Open AccessQuality control standardization of the leaves and root of Landolphia owariensis (Apocynaceae)
Open AccessMacaranga barteri stem bark extract exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperalgesia activity in murine models
Open AccessPharmacognostic characterization and development of standardization parameters for the quality control of Entada africana Guill. & Perr
Department of Pharmacognosy
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology