Topical anti-inflammatory constituents of lipophilic leaf fractions of Alchornea floribunda and Alchornea cordifolia

Natural Product Research

Volumn 25, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 1941-1949

  Okoye, F B C ^a   Osadebe, P O ^a   Nworu, C S ^a   Okoye, N N ^a   Omeje, E O ^a   Esimone, C O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alchornea cordifolia; Alchornea floribunda; GC MS; lipophilic constituents; topical anti inflammatory; volatile oils

Indexed keywords

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; ALCHORNEA FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; INDOMETACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ALCHORNEA FLORIBUNDA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; EAR EDEMA; EDEMA; FEMALE; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; EDEMA; EUGENOL; EUPHORBIACEAE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; MICE; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SESQUITERPENES; SKIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84857143996     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.512272     Document Type: Article

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