Toxicological studies of a Nigerian commercial polyherbal product in albino rats

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 52-60

  Etuk, E U ^a   Igbokwe, V ^a   Ajagbonna, O P ^a   Egua, M O ^a  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Albino rats; Consumers; Herbal remedy; Liver damage

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; NASARA PILE SYRUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SYRUP; TOXICITY TESTING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70350294637     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2009.52.60     Document Type: Article

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