A time-trend hypoglycemic study of ethanol and chloroform extracts of strophanthus hispidus

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Ojiako, Okey A ^a   Igwe, Chidi U ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ethanol and chloroform extracts; Hypoglycemic effect; Strophanthus hispidus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLOROFORM; CYANOGENIC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STROPHANTHUS HISPIDUS EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHLOROFORM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIABETES; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PLANT EXTRACT; SAVANNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG POTENCY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; RABBIT; STROPHANTHUS; TIME; TREND STUDY;

AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; STROPHANTHUS HISPIDUS;

EID: 67651111867     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496470902787386     Document Type: Article

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