Evaluation of zanthoxylum armatum DC for in-vitro and in-vivo pharmacological screening

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1718-1723

  Barkatullah, ^a   Ibrar, Muhammad ^a   Muhammad, Naveed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antipyretic; Cytotoxic; Phytotoxic; Zanthoxylum armatum

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HEXANE; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM ARMATUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FEVER; FRUIT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF; THERMOREGULATION; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM ARMATUM;

EID: 80054918594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.405     Document Type: Article

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