Assessment of the medical benefit in the folkloric use of Bryophyllum pinnatum leaf among the igbos of Nigeria for the treatment of hypertension

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-92

  Ghasi, S ^a   Egwuibe, C ^a   Achukwu, P U ^a   Onyeanusi, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biochemical analysis; Blood pressure; Byophyllum pinnatum; Histopathology; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM EXTRACT; CREATININE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; WATER;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRASSULACEAE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RABBIT; SPECIES COMPARISON; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 79952206101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajpp10.309     Document Type: Article

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