Nutritional investigation and biological activities of parthenium hysterophorus

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2073-2078

  Khan, Rahmat Ali ^a   Ahmed, Mushtaq ^a   Khan, Muhammad Rashid ^b   Yasir, Muhammad ^c   Muhammad, Bakhtiar ^c   Khan, Rashid ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BANNU   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c HAZARA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

1,1 diphenyl1 2 picryl hydrazyl (DPPH); Antimicrobial activity; Nutritional analysis; Parthenium hysterophorus

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEXANE; IRON; LEAD; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS;

EID: 81355151251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.497     Document Type: Article

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