Antiplasmodial and antidiabetic activities of ethanolic leaf extract of heinsia crinata

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-136

  Okokon, Jude E ^a   Umoh, Emem E ^a   Etim, Emmanuel I ^a   Jackson, Clement L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic activity; Antiplasmodial activity; Diabetes; Heinsia crinata; Hypoglycemic activity; Malaria; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HEINSIA CRINATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEINSIA CRINATA; MALE; MOUSE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RUBIACEAE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALARIA; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; RATS; RUBIACEAE;

HEINSIA; MUS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; RATTUS;

EID: 64949188631     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0116     Document Type: Article

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