_1568963627 1568963627 Editor editor.jddt@gmail.com UJPR Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Univ J Pharm Res 2456-8058 04 11 2018 Deborah Ejiogu Chioma Baphia nitida is a tropical plant used in African folkloric medicine for the treatment of infections and inflammatory conditions.  This study therefore seeks to investigate the biological activities including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of leaf and root methanol extracts of B. nitida. Anti-inflammatory activities of extract was investigated by the carrageenan-induced paw edema model of inflammation, respectively. The antioxidant properties of the extracts as determined by the DPPH free radical scavenging assay. The leaves and root extract demonstrated potent anti-inflammatory activity at low concentrations of between 25-75 mg/kg body weight. Google Scholar 11 01 2016 10.22270/ujpr.v1i2.R5 http://ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/view/26 http://ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/download/26/18 http://ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/download/26/205 http://ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/download/26/18 http://ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/download/26/205