Antioxidant potential of African medicinal plants

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 128-133

  Atawodi, S E ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Antioxidant activity; Chemoprevention; Medicinal plant; Neurodegenerative diseases

Indexed keywords

ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; ADRENALIN; ANTIOXIDANT; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; BOMBAX COSTATUM EXTRACT; BOSCIA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; CUSSONA BARTERI EXTRACT; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS EXTRACT; ENTADA AFRICANA EXTRACT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; FREE RADICAL; GLINUS OPPOSITIFOLIUS EXTRACT; GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM EXTRACT; GYNANDROPIS GYNANDRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HORMONE; HYPAENE THEBAICA EXTRACT; INDIGOFERA ARRECTA EXTRACT; LANNEA VILUTINA EXTRACT; MALLOTUS OPPOSITIFOLIUM EXTRACT; NORADRENALIN; PARINARI MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SACOGLOTTIS GABONENSIS EXTRACT; SESBANIA PACHYCARPA EXTRACT; TAPINANTHUS GLOBIFERUS EXTRACT; THONNINGIA SANGUINEA EXTRACT; TRICHILIA ROKA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADANSONIA DIGITATA; AFRICA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; BIODIVERSITY; BOMBAX COSTATUM; BOSCIA SENEGALENSIS; BURKEA AFRICANA; CAPARIS ERYTHROCARPUS; CELL DAMAGE; CLEOME ARABICA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CUSSONA BARTERI; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS; DORSTENIA CILIATA; DORSTENIA MANNII; DORSTENIA PSILURUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; EDEMA; ENTADA AFRICANA; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; GLINUS OPPOSITIFOLIUS; GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM; GYNANDROPIS GYNANDRA; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPAENE THEBAICA; INDIGOFERA ARRECTA; LANNEA VILUTINA; LEPTADENIA HASTATA; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALLOTUS OPPOSITIFOLIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; OLEA EUROPA; OXIDATION; PARINARI MACROPHYLLA; PELARGONIUM RENIFORME; REVIEW; RHOICISSUS DIGITATA; RHOICISSUS RHOMBOIDEA; RHOICISSUS TOMENTOSA; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; SACOGLOTTIS GABONENSIS; SESBANIA PACHYCARPA; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS; TAPINANTHUS GLOBIFERUS; THONNINGIA SANGUINEA; TREMA OCCIDENTALIS; TRICHILIA ROKA;

EID: 18344384074     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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