Toxicity studies of Eurycoma longifolia (JACK)based remedial products

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 23-27

  Razak, Mohd Fuat A ^a   Aidoo, Kofi E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Eurycoma longifolia; Heavy metals; Mutagenicity; Polyherbal remedies

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHLOROFORM; CISTANCHE DESERTICOLA EXTRACT; COPPER; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HELMINTHOCTACHYS ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEAD; MANGANESE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TACCA PALMATE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINGIBERIS AROMATICAE EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CISTANCHE DESERTICOLA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MIXTURE; EURYCOMA; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; GINGER; HELMINTHOCTACHYS ZEYLANICA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; TACCA PALMATE; TOXICITY TESTING; ZINGIBERIS AROMATICAE;

EID: 79960096248     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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