EVALUATION OF ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AND ANTI INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES OF SELECTED NIGERIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS IN MICE

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 469-476

  Adelodun, Victoria O ^a   Elusiyan, C A ^a   Olorunmola, F O ^a   Adewoyin, F B ^a   Omisore, N O ^a   Adepiti, A O ^a   Agbedahunsi, J M ^a   Adewunmi, C O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

acute toxicity; anti inflammatory; antitrypanosomiasis; medicinal plants; screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY; ANTITRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; CLUSIACEAE; CURCUMA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EUPHORBIACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDICINAL PLANTS; MELIACEAE; MOUSE; NIGERIA; OCIMUM; SCREENING; TERMINALIA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; UVARIA;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY; ANTITRYPANOSOMIASIS; MEDICINAL PLANTS; SCREENING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CLUSIACEAE; CURCUMA; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EUPHORBIACEAE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MELIACEAE; MICE; NIGERIA; OCIMUM; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TERMINALIA; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; UVARIA;

EID: 84906844796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 25050044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v10i6.13     Document Type: Article

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