Management of sickle cell anemia in Nigeria with medicinal plants: Cationic evaluation of extracts and possible effects on the efficacy

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-102

  Folasade, Segun I ^a   Olukemi, Odukoya A ^b   Jones, Moody O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cationic evaluation; Nigerian medicinal plants; Sickle cell management

Indexed keywords

ADASONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM EXTRACT; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; CALCIUM ION; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CATION; CISSUS POPULNEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; MAGNESIUM ION; PARQUETINA NIGRESCENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TERMINALIA CATAPPA EXTRACT; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZANTHOXYLUM XANTHOXYLOIDES EXTRACT; ZINC ION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; EXTRACTION; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; MACRONUTRIENT; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SUPERNATANT;

CAJANUS CAJAN; CARICA PAPAYA; CARICACEAE; CISSUS POPULNEA; COMBRETACEAE; CRASSULACEAE; FABACEAE; KALANCHOE PINNATA; MALVACEAE; PARQUETINA NIGRESCENS; PERIPLOCOIDEAE; RUTACEAE; TERMINALIA CATAPPA; VITACEAE; ZANTHOXYLUM XANTHOXYLOIDES;

EID: 33644558725     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.100.102     Document Type: Article

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