Anti-inflammatory, anticholinesterase, antioxidant and phytochemical properties of medicinal plants used for pain-related ailments in South Africa

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-241

  Fawole, O A ^a   Amoo, S O ^a   Ndhlala, A R ^a   Light, M E ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Cyclooxygenase; DPPH

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALCOHOL; ALOE FEROX EXTRACT; CARPOBROTUS DIMIDIATUS EXTRACT; COLOCASIA ANTIQUORUM EXTRACT; CRINUM MOOREI EXTRACT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DICHLOROMETHANE; FERRIC ION; FLAVONOID; INDOMETACIN; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PYCNOSTACHYS RETICULATA EXTRACT; SENECIO SERRATULOIDES EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TURRAEA FLORIDUNDA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOE; ALOE FEROX; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CARPOBROTUS DIMIDIATUS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLOCASIA; COLOCASIA ANTIQUORUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRINUM; CRINUM MOOREI; ENZYME INHIBITION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BULB; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PYCNOSTACHYS RETICULATA; SENECIO; SENECIO SERRATULOIDES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TURRAEA FLORIDUNDA;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALOE FEROX; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CRINUM MOOREI; PYCNOSTACHYS RETICULATA;

EID: 73749084816     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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