Medicinal properties of fractionated acetone/water neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf extract from Nigeria: A review

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-159

  Anyaehie, Ugochukwu B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dogonyaro; IRAB; Malaria; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; WATER;

AFRICAN MEDICINE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHEMISTRY; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW;

ACETONE; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; AZADIRACHTA; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; NIGERIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 77952909327     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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