Tropical plants with antihypertensive, antiasthmatic, and antidiabetic value

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-44

  Saganuwan, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Medicinal plants; Nigeria; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANOGEISSUS LEOCARPUS EXTRACT; ANTHODEISTA VOGELLII EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS AFRICANUS EXTRACT; BOERHAVIA ERECTA EXTRACT; BRYOPHILLUM PINNATUM EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CYTISUS SCOPARIUS EXTRACT; DRIMIA MARITIME EXTRACT; FICUS ASPERIFOLIA EXTRACT; FICUS PLATYPHYLLA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; HAPOLOPHYTON CIMICIDUM EXTRACT; HIBISCUS ACETOCELLA EXTRACT; JATEORHIZA PALMATE EXTRACT; JUGLAN REGIA EXTRACT; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; MUSA SAPIENTUM EXTRACT; MUSANGA CERCROPIOIDES EXTRACT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RAUWOLFIA EXTRACT; SERPENTINE; SORGHUM BICOLOR EXTRACT; SPHENOROCYSTIS EXTRACT; STENOCERPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ASTHMA; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIABETES; DISEASE TREATMENT; HYPERTENSION; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AVOCADO; BARK; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; HYPERTENSION; INFUSION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POVERTY; TILLAGE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 67651089723     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496470902787477     Document Type: Article

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