Anti-inflammatory and mutagenic evaluation of medicinal plants used by Venda people against venereal and related diseases

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-179

  Mulaudzi, R B ^a   Ndhlala, A R ^a   Kulkarni, M G ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Staden, J Van ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Mutagenicity; Venda medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ACACIA KARROO EXTRACT; ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ALOE CHABAUDII EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BOLUSANTHUS SPECIOSUS EXTRACT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DICHLOROMETHANE; EKEBERGIA CAPENSIS EXTRACT; ELEPHANTORRHIZA BURKEI EXTRACT; GREWIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; OSYRIS LANCEOLATA EXTRACT; PAPPEA CAPENSIS EXTRACT; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIMENIA CAFFRA EXTRACT;

ACACIA KARROO; ADANSONIA DIGITATA; ALOE CHABAUDII; AMES TEST; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARK; BOLUSANTHUS SPECIOSUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; EKEBERGIA CAPENSIS; ELEPHANTORRHIZA BURKEI; GENOTOXICITY; GREWIA OCCIDENTALIS; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OSYRIS LANCEOLATA; PAPPEA CAPENSIS; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; PLANT LEAF; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; XIMENIA CAFFRA;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADANSONIA DIGITATA; BOLUSANTHUS SPECIOSUS; EKEBERGIA CAPENSIS; ELEPHANTORRHIZA; PAPPEA CAPENSIS; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84874111470     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.026     Document Type: Article

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