Anti-anaemic potentials of aqueous extract of Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench stem bark in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 651-656

  Oladiji, A T ^a   Jacob, T O ^a   Yakubu, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Aqueous; Catalase; Iron deficient; Iron sufficient; Sorghum bicolor

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SORGHUM BICOLOR EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SORGHUN BICOLOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALKALOIDS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; CATALASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; SAPONINS; SORGHUM;

RATTUS; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 34247274595     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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