Trichilia emetica (Meliaceae) - A review of traditional uses, biological activities and phytochemistry

Phytochemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Komane, Baatile M ^a   Olivier, Eugene I ^a   Viljoen, Alvaro M ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological activities; Ethnobotany; Meliaceae; Phytochemistry; Traditional uses; Trichilia emetica

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; DREGEANA 4; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; NYMANIA 1; PLANT EXTRACT; ROHITUKA 3; ROHITUKA 5; ROHITUKA 7; SECO A PROTOLIMONOID; TR A; TR B; TR C; TRICHILIA EMETICA EXTRACT; TRICHILIN A; TRICHILIN B; TRICHILIN C; TRICHILIN D; TRICHILIN E; TRICHILININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; HUMAN; LIVER PROTECTION; MELIACEAE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRICHILIA EMETICA;

MELIACEAE; NYMANIA; SWIETENIA; TRICHILIA; TRICHILIA EMETICA;

EID: 79952043262     PISSN: 18743900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytol.2010.11.002     Document Type: Review

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