Antiulcerogenic activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Lasianthera africana

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-154

  Okokon, Jude E ^a   Antia, Bassey S ^a   Umoh, Emem E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antiulcer; Lasianthera africana; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CIMETIDINE; INDOMETACIN; LASIANTHERA AFRICANUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; LASIANTHERA AFRICANA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INDOMETHACIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RESERPINE; STOMACH; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 69249088992     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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