Murtala Bindawa Isah

BioRTC Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre GDP gross domestic product MoU memorandum of understanding PI principal investigator ROS resource optimisation strategies TReND in Africa Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa YSG Yobe State Government YSU Yobe State University 1 INTRODUCTION Africa, home to nearly a third of the global population, predominantly youthful and diverse, is endowed with a range of climates and rich natural resources.

Abstract : As a famous tonic herb, Cistanches Herba is known for its broad medicinal functions, especially its hormone balancing, anti-aging, anti-dementia, anti-tumor, anti-oxidative, neuroprotective, and hepatoprotective effects. This study aims to provide a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of studies on Cistanche and to identify research hotspots and frontier topics on the genus. Based on the metrological analysis software CiteSpace, 443 Cistanche related papers were quantitatively reviewed.

Publication HistoryPublished online: June 28, 2017Accepted: June 17, 2017; Received: March 23, 2017;