Medicinal and economic value of Spondias mombin

African Journal Biomedical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-136

  Ayoka, A O ^a   Akomolafe, R O ^a   Akinsomisoye, O S ^a   Ukponmwan, O E ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic; Antipsychotic; GABA nergic transmission; Neurological; Sedative; Spondias mombin

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALPHA CAROTENE; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ARABINOSE; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; CAROTENOID; CARYOPHYLLENE; CHLOROGENIC ACID; ELLAGITANNIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; GALLOYGERANIIN; GERANIIN; LIMONOID; MAGNESIUM; MANNOSE; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; RHAMNOSE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SODIUM; SPONDIAS MOMBIN EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE; XANTHOPHYLL;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FRUIT JUICE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SPONDIAS MOMBIN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 77953040906     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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