Hoodia gordonii: A natural appetite suppressant

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 434-437

  van Heerden, F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apocynaceae; Appetite suppressant; Ghaap; Hoodia gordonii; Stapelieae

Indexed keywords

3BETA [BETA DEXTRO THEVETOPYRANOSYL(1-4) BETA DEXTRO CYMAROPYRANOSYL(1-4) BETA DEXTRO CYMAROPYRANOSYLOXY] 12BETA TIGLOYLOXY 14BETA HYDROXYPREGN 5 EN 20 ONE; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; GLYCOSIDE; HOODIA GORDONII EXTRACT; P 57; P 57A53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; BOTANY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HOODIA GORDONII; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALS; APOCYNACEAE; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOUTH AFRICA; STEROIDS;

APOCYNACEAE; HOODIA; HOODIA GORDONII; PILIFERA;

EID: 53449088932     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.023     Document Type: Article

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