Comparative chemical composition of leaves of some antidiabetic medicinal plants: Azadirachta indica, Vernonia amygdalina and Gongronema latifolium

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 4685-4689

  Atangwho, I J ^a   Ebong, P E ^a   Eyong, E U ^a   Williams, I O ^a   Eteng, M U ^a   Egbung, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Gongronema latifolium; Medicinal plants; Phytochemical composition; Vernonia amydalina

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; FAT; FLAVONOID; GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM EXTRACT; NICOTINIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; PROTEIN; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SAPONIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT FIBER; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 70349481339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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