Phytochemical properties and toxicity to brine shrimp of medicinal plants in Erute county, Lira district, Uganda

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 5450-5457

  Oryema, Christine ^a   Ziraba, Remigius Bukenya ^b   Odyek, Olwa ^b   Omagor, Nelson ^b   Opio, Alfonse ^a  

^a GULU UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Brine shrimp; Erute; Medicinal plants; Phytochemical; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; COUMARIN; EMODIN; ETHER; FLAVANOID; METHANOL; PHYTOSTEROL; TERPENOID; WATER;

ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; CLEMATIS HIRSUTE; CLERODENDRUM MYRICOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMBEYA KIRTII; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG USE; FIELD STUDY; GLADIOLUS PSITTICINUS; HELICRYSUM GERBERIFOLIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOCEDRELA KOTSCHYI; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHYNCOSIA DENSIFOLIA; SCHKURIA PINATA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAGNOTAENIA ARELIACEA; TOXICITY TESTING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRICHILIA EMETICA; VERNONIA BRACHYCALYX;

ARTEMIA; CLEMATIS; DOMBEYA; GLADIOLUS; PSEUDOCEDRELA KOTSCHYI; ROTHECA MYRICOIDES; TRICHILIA EMETICA; VERNONIA BRACHYCALYX;

EID: 80055038750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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