Traditional medicine in Nigeria: Current status and the future

Research Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 90-94

  Raphael, Ekeanyanwu Chukwuma ^a  

^a Novena University   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Herbal drugs; Nigeria; Present status and future impact; Quality control; Safety and standards of herbal drugs; Traditional medicines

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATROPINE; CAPSAICIN; COLCHICINE; DIGITALIS; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MORPHINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PACLITAXEL; PILOCARPINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLIN; QUININE; RESERPINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYTOLEPIS SANGUINOLENTA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; GARCINIA KOLA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; LIME (FRUIT); MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIGEONPEA; QUALITY CONTROL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STANDARDIZATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VITEX; VITEX DONIANA; XYLOPIA; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

EID: 83455230957     PISSN: 18159362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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