Bioactive components of Rhoicissus tridentata: A pregnancy-related traditional medicine

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 267-272

  Brookes, K B ^a   Katsoulis, L C ^b  

^a MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PLANT EXTRACT; PREGNANCY; ROOT; SHRUB; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOMENS HEALTH;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 33751030074     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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