Toxicity studies on dermal application of plant extract of Plumbago zeylanica used in Ethiopian traditional medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-248

  Teshome, Kefale ^a   Gebre Mariam, Tsige ^a   Asres, Kaleab ^a   Perry, Franklin ^a   Engidawork, Ephrem ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Dermatotoxicity; Irritation; Percent responder; Primary irritation index; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; POTASSIUM;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TOXICITY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; IRRITANTS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLUMBAGINACEAE; RABBITS; RATS; SOLVENTS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA; RATTUS;

EID: 41949138378     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.01.036     Document Type: Article

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