Biological activities and phytoconstituents of the lower plant Platycerium angolense, Welwex Hook

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1321-1329

  Bode, Sikiru Olatunji ^a   Oyedapo, Oluboade Oluokun ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epiphytes; Erythrocytes; Free radicals; Haemolysis; Hepatocytes; Phytoconstituents; Platycerium angolense; Scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DEOXYSUGAR; FLAVONOID; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLATYCERIUM ANGOLENSE EXTRACT; PREDNISOLONE; RUTOSIDE; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIPHYTE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLATYCERIUM ANGOLENSE; RAT;

BOVINAE; PLATYCERIUM ANGOLENSE; RATTUS;

EID: 79957670087     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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