Studies on medicinal and toxicological properties of Cajanus cajan, Ricinus communis and Thymus vulgaris leaf extracts

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2004-2008

  Oyewole, O I ^a   Owoseni, A A ^b   Faboro, E O ^b  

^a OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b BOWEN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Cajanus cajan; Ricinus communis; Thymus vulgaris; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CREATININE; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SODIUM; STEROID; TANNIN; TERPENOID; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

CAJANUS CAJAN; RATTUS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 78549272653     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/jmpr10.363     Document Type: Article

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