#olacaceae

PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE LEAVES OF OLAX MANN1 OLIV [OLACACEAE]

PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE LEAVES OF OLAX MANN1 OLIV [OLACACEAE]

Abstract:

The Plant Olax manni. is a shrub widely distributed in West Africa and it is employed in traditional medicine in Northern Nigeria to treat poisonous snakebites. General phytochemical examination of the various crude extracts of the leaves of this plant revealed the presence of tannins, fatty acids,…

ANALGESIC, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND OTHER PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF METHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF OLAX SUBSCORPIOIDEA OLIV (OLACACEAE) IN LABORATORY ANIMALS

ANALGESIC, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND OTHER PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF METHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF OLAX SUBSCORPIOIDEA OLIV (OLACACEAE) IN LABORATORY ANIMALS

Abstract:

Synthetic analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs have major side effects such as constipation, nausea and vomiting, sedation and mental clouding, etc.,which have significantly limited their use.There is therefore, an intensification of…

EVALUATION OF THE GASTROPROTECTIVE AND SUB-CHRONIC TOXICITY OF METHANOL STEM BARK EXTRACT OF XIMENIA AMERICANA LINN (OLACACEAE) IN MALE WISTAR RATS

EVALUATION OF THE GASTROPROTECTIVE AND SUB-CHRONIC TOXICITY OF METHANOL STEM BARK EXTRACT OF XIMENIA AMERICANA LINN (OLACACEAE) IN MALE WISTAR RATS

Abstract:

Ximenia americana is a plant used traditionally in northern parts of Nigeria for treatment of leprotic ulcers and mouth ulcers in addition to other medicinal uses. It contains flavanoids, saponins, tannins among others that has been reported…

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