Physicochemical analysis of the aqueous extracts of six Nigerian medicinal plants

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-125

  Ameh, Sunday J ^a   Tarfa, Florence ^a   Abdulkareem, Taoheed M ^a   Ibe, Martha C ^a   Onanuga, Cordelia ^a   Obodozie, Obiageri O ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Aframomum melagueta; Aqueous extract; Detarium microcarpum; Morinda lucida; Picralima nitida; Terminalia catappa

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; AFRAMOMUM MELAQUETA EXTRACT; CALCIUM; COPPER; DETARIUM MICROCARPUM EXTRACT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METAL; MORINDA LUCIDA EXTRACT; PICRALIMA NITIDA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CATAPPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRAMOMUM MELAQUETA; ARTICLE; ASH; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BARK; DETARIUM MICROCARPUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LACRIMATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINDA LUCIDA; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PICRALIMA NITIDA; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; POD; SENSORY ANALYSIS; TERMINALIA CATAPPA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 77952315457     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v9i2.53698     Document Type: Article

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