Ethnobotanical survey and preliminary evaluation of medicinal plants with antidiarrhoea properties in Sokoto state, Nigeria

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 763-766

  Etuk, E U ^a   Ugwah, M O ^a   Ajagbonna, O P ^b   Onyeyili, P A ^c  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

^c Federal University of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Medicinal plants; Oral administration; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; ACACIA POLYANCATHA EXTRACT; ALKALOID; AMPELOCISSOS GRANTII EXTRACT; ANACARDIUM OCCIENTALE EXTRACT; ANDROPOGON GAYANUS EXTRACT; ANOGESSUS LEIOCARPUS EXTRACT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; BOSWELLIA DIAZIELII EXTRACT; BRIDELIA FRERRUGINEA EXTRACT; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; FICUS THONINGII EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GUAVA EXTRACT; LANNEA ACIDA EXTRACT; MYTRAGNE AFRICANA EXTRACT; PILOSTIGMA RETICULATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SECURIDACA LONGIPENDUNCULATA EXTRACT; TANNIN; TERMINALIA MACROPTERA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERONICA KOTSCHYANA EXTRACT; ZIZIPHUS ABYSSINICA EXTRACT;

ACACIA; ACACIA POLYANCATHA; AMPELOCISSOS GRANTII; ANACARDIACEAE; ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GAYANUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOGESSUS LEIOCARPUS; ARTICLE; BARK; BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA DIAZIELII; BRIDELIA FRERRUGINEA; CASHEW NUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; FEMALE; FICUS; FICUS THONINGII; GUAVA; JUJUBE; LANNEA ACIDA; LEGUME; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYTRAGNE AFRICANA; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIGEONPEA; PILOSTIGMA RETICULATUM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RAT; RUBIACEAE; SECURIDACA; SECURIDACA LONGIPENDUNCULATA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA MACROPTERA; VERONICA; VERONICA KOTSCHYANA; VITACEAE; ZIZIPHUS ABYSSINICA;

ACACIA NILOTICA; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; LANNEA ACIDA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 73449131484     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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