Toxicological evaluation of Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melegueta) [Roscoe] K. Schum.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 352-356

  Ilic, Nebojsa ^b   Schmidt, Barbara M ^a   Poulev, Alexander ^a   Raskin, Ilya ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Phytomedics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aframomum melegueta; Alkaline phosphatase; Dietary supplement; Gingerols; Liver toxicity

Indexed keywords

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GINGEROL; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EATING; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEEDS; ZINGIBERACEAE;

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; RATTUS;

EID: 73749087191     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.10.031     Document Type: Article

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