Efficacy and safety assessment of T. angelica herbal tonic, a phytomedicinal product popularly used in Nigeria

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nworu, Chukwuemeka S ^a   Esimone, Charles O ^a   Akah, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGELICA EXTRACT; CHARCOAL; HISTAMINE; NICOTINE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; T. ANGELICA HERBAL TONIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; LETHALITY; MALE; MOUSE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 79955115445     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep161     Document Type: Article

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