Identification and preliminary phytochemical analysis of herbs that can arrest threatened miscarriage in Orba and Nsukka towns of Enugu State

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 006-011

  Akaneme, Florence Ifeoma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Herbs; Identification; Phytochemical analysis; Preliminary; Threatened miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CARBOHYDRATE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OIL; PROTEIN; RESIN; SAPONIN; STEROID; SUGAR; TANNIN; TERPENOID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIGNONIACEAE; BOMBACACEAE; BORAGINACEAE; CARICACEAE; CEIBA PENTANDRA; CHRYSOPHYLLUM ALBIDUM; CORCHORUS OLITORIUS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; EUPHORBIA; GAMBEYA ALBIDA; HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM; HERBAL MEDICINE; IMMINENT ABORTION; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS; PAPAYA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RICINODENDRON HEUDELOTTI; SAPOTACEAE; SIDA ACUTA; TILIACEAE;

CARICA PAPAYA; CEIBA PENTANDRA; CHRYSOPHYLLUM ALBIDUM; CORCHORUS OLITORIUS; GAMBEYA; HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS; RICINODENDRON; SIDA ACUTA;

EID: 38349057914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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