Safety of prunus africana and warburgia ugandensis in asthma treatment

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 183-190

  Karani, L W ^a   Tolo, F M ^b   Karanja, S M ^b   Khayeka Wandabwa, C ^a  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Cytotoxicity; Efficacy; Lethal dose; Prunus africana; Therapeutic dose; Traditional medicines; Vero cells; Warburgia ugandensis

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BARK; BODY MASS; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; EVERGREEN TREE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; PLANT EXTRACT; RODENT; SPECTROMETER; STEM; TOXICITY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

KENYA;

EID: 84882995025     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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