Weight-lowering effects of Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Cassia fistula and Senna alata leaf extracts

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 452-455

  Chichioco Hernandez, Christine L ^a   Leonido, Finella Marie G ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Caesalpinia pulcherrima; Cassia fistula; Medicinal plants; Obesity; Phytochemicals; Senna alata

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIA PULCERRIMA EXTRACT; CASSIA FISTULA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHANOL; SENNA ALATA EXTRACT; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAESALPINIA; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA; CASSIA FISTULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; LIPOLYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SENNA ALATA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA; CASSIA FISTULA; MUS; SENNA ALATA;

EID: 84856151476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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