Underutilized medicinal plants and spices: Chemical composition and phytochemical properties

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1099-1103

  Belewu, M A ^a   Olatunde, O A ^a   Giwa, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Medicinal plants; Phytochemical; Proximate composition; Spices

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ETHER; FLAVONOID; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ASH; BARK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FIBER; GARLIC; GINGER; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; LIME (FRUIT); MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN CONTENT; SAMPLE; SCREENING; SPICE;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 75649097800     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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