Pharmacological and toxicological properties of leaf extracts of Kingelia africana (Bignoniaceae)

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-132

  Hassan, S W ^a   Abubakar, M G ^a   Umar, R A ^a   Yakubu, A S ^a   Maishanu, H M ^b   Ayeni, G ^a  

^a Department of Biochemistry ^*  (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Chemical composition; Hepatorenal function; Kingelia africana; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; KINGELIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SODIUM; SOLVENT; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; TANNIN; UREA; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIGNONIACEAE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE KIDNEY FUNCTION RELATION; DOSE LIVER FUNCTION RELATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHEMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; KINGELIA AFRICANA; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKIN INJURY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTING; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING; ACUTE TOXICITY; LD50; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RABBIT; RAT; SKIN REDNESS;

EID: 77957003360     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.124.132     Document Type: Article

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