Sub-Saharan Rubiaceae: A Review of Their Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 149-169

  Karou, Simplice D ^a,b   Tchacondo, Tchadjobo ^a   Ilboudo, Denise P ^b   Simpore, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b Centre de Recherche Biomoleculaire Pietro Annigoni CERBA   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activities; Folk medicine; Indole alkaloids; Pharmacology; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT; RUBIACEAE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLANTS, TOXIC; RUBIACEAE;

MITRAGYNA INERMIS; MORINDA LUCIDA; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 79957518714     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2011.149.169     Document Type: Article

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