Ethno medicines used for treatment of prostatic disease in Foumban, Cameroon

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 793-805

  Emmanuel, Noumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Foumban; Medicinal plants; Prostatic diseases

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ARTICLE; BASIL; CAMEROON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GARLIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; ONION; PAPAYA; PEANUT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSTATE ADENOMA; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATITIS; PTELEOPSIS HYLODENDRON; PYGEUM; RAPHIA MAMBILLENSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SQUASH; SWEET POTATO; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VERNONIA; VERNONIA GUINEENSIS;

EID: 78650980299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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