The effect of aqueous extracts of Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Sorrel) calyces on haematological profile and organ pathological changes in Trypanasoma congolense - Infected rats

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 585-591

  Umar, Ismaila A ^a   Maryoms, Nelson G ^b   Daikwo, Emmanuel ^b   Gidado, Abubakar ^b   Buratai, Lawan B ^b   Igbokwe, Ikechukwu O ^b   Ibrahim, Mohammed A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Organ pathology; Trypanosoma congolense

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASCORBIC ACID; CREATININE; DRINKING WATER; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; UREA; WATER;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD INTAKE; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HIGHER PLANT; MALE; NAGANA; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HEMATOCRIT; HIBISCUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; VETERINARY; WISTAR RAT;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CREATININE; HEMATOCRIT; HIBISCUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; WATER;

EID: 70349448208     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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