In vitro 5-lipoxygenase and anti-oxidant activities of South African medicinal plants commonly used topically for skin diseases

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 329-335

  Frum, Y ^a   Viljoen, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

2,2 Diphenyl 1 picrylhydrazyl; 5 Lipoxygenase; Anti inflammatory activity, Melianthus comosus; Anti oxidant activities, medicinal plants; Skin pathologies

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALOE FEROX EXTRACT; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; BALLOTA AFRICANA EXTRACT; BULBINE EXTRACT; CARPOBROTUS EDULIS EXTRACT; CROTON GRATISSIMUS EXTRACT; CROTON SYLVATICUS EXTRACT; HALLERIA LUCIDA EXTRACT; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEONOTIS LEONURUS EXTRACT; LIPPIA JAVANICA EXTRACT; MELIANTHUS COMOSUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PENTANISIA PRUNELLOIDES EXTRACT; TRICHILIA EMETICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARBURGIA SALUTARIS EXTRACT;

ALOE; ALOE FEROX; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BALLOTA; BALLOTA AFRICANA; BULBINE; CARPOBROTUS EDULIS; CROTON; CROTON GRATISSIMUS; CROTON SYLVATICUS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; HALLERIA LUCIDA; HARPAGOPHYTUM; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; HUMAN; IC 50; LEONOTIS LEONURUS; LIPPIA; LIPPIA JAVANICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELIANTHUS COMOSUS; PENTANISIA PRENULLOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRICHILIA EMETICA; WARBURGIA SALUTARIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARACHIDONATE 5-LIPOXYGENASE; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PICRATES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33751346875     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095253     Document Type: Article

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