Determination of iron content in different parts of herbs used traditionally for anaemia treatment in East Africa

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-102

  Omolo, Ouma J ^a   Chhabra, Sumesh C ^a   Nyagah, Gathu ^a  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Atomic absorption spectrophotometry; East Africa; Iron content; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

IRON;

AFRICA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT;

AFRICA, EASTERN; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; IRON; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 0030733122     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00093-7     Document Type: Article

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