Antiinflammatory properties of the stem-bark of Anopyxis klaineana and its major constituent, methyl angolensate

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1855-1860

  Mireku, Evelyn A ^a   Mensah, Abraham Y ^a   Mensah, Merlin L K ^a   Tocher, Derek A ^b   Habtemariam, Solomon ^c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopyxis klaineana; Antiinflammatory; Carrageenan; Methyl angolensate; Rhizophoraceae

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANOPYXIS KLAINEANA EXTRACT; CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; METHANOL; METHYL ANGOLENSATE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOPYXIS KLAINEANA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT STEM; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY;

ANOPYXIS KLAINEANA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84916210320     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5212     Document Type: Article

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