Antilithiatic activity of Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn. on ethylene glycol-induced lithiasis in rats

Natural Product Radiance

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Betanabhatla, Kalyan S ^a   Christina, A J M ^a   Sundar, B Syama ^b   Selvakumar, S ^a   Saravanan, K Sundara ^c  

^a K M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antilithiatic; Ethylene glycol; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Nephrolithiasis; Renal calculi; Roselle; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 67649101472     PISSN: 0972592X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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