Anti-inflammatory and hypoglycaemic effects of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) [fabaceae] fruit aqueous extract in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 177-182

  Ojewole, John A O ^a   Adewunmi, Clement O ^b  

^a University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory and hypoglycaemic activities; Aqueous fruit extract; Tetrapleura tetraptera

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHLORPROPAMIDE; DICLOFENAC; OVALBUMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; FOOT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LEGUME; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TETRAPLEURA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; EDEMA; FRUIT; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETRAPLEURA; WATER;

EID: 7044231017     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.06.026     Document Type: Article

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