Ethnobotanical survey of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-408

  Ajibesin, Kola K ^a   Ekpo, Benjamin A ^a   Bala, Danladi N ^a   Essien, Etienne E ^a   Adesanya, Saburi A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Akwa Ibom State; Medicinal plants; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; AFROFITTONIA SILVETRIS EXTRACT; ALSTONIA BOONIE EXTRACT; ANACARDIC ACID; ANCHOMANES DIFFORMIS EXTRACT; ANTHONOTHA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; CALADIUM BICOLOR EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CASSIA ALATA EXTRACT; CASSIA TORA EXTRACT; CLEOME VISCOSA EXTRACT; DACRYODES EDULIS EXTRACT; DACRYODES KLAINCANA EXTRACT; DANIELLIA OGEA EXTRACT; DENNETTIA TRIPETALA EXTRACT; DISTEMONANTHUS BENTHAMIANUS EXTRACT; DRACAENA ARBOREA EXTRACT; ERAMOMASTAX POLYSPERMA EXTRACT; GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM EXTRACT; HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JUSTICIA INSULARIS EXTRACT; MENGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MONODORA MYRISTICA EXTRACT; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS EXTRACT; RAOWOLFA VOMITORIA EXTRACT; SPONDIAS MOMBIN EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; UVARIA CHAMAE EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESEARCH; DYSENTERY; DYSMENORRHEA; FRACTURE; GONORRHEA; HEMORRHOID; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFERTILITY; JAUNDICE; MALARIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; PEDICULOSIS; PHYSICIAN; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SORE THROAT; THORAX PAIN; ULCER; WOUND;

EID: 37349009317     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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