ADAPTOGENIC POTENTIALS OF CYPHOSTEMMA GLAUCOPHILLA AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACT

Autor:	Nwodo Okwesili Fred Chiletugo, Ojogbane Eleojo, Omale James
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Aqueous extract Aqueous solution Traditional medicine biology Chemistry business.industry medicine.medical_treatment biology.organism_classification Biotechnology Non specific Cyphostemma Adaptogen medicine Pharmacology (medical) General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics business
Zdroj:	American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 8:89-94
ISSN:	1557-4962
DOI:	10.3844/ajptsp.2013.89.94
Popis:	Cytophostemma glaucophilla aqueous extract is used in Kogi and Kwara States of Nigeria to treat Kwashiorkor and to boost immunity. As part of the effort to evaluate its effect on stress, it was screened for adaptogenic potentials. This investigation was conducted using albino rats to determine the ability of this plant to increase non specific resistance against physical, biological and chemical stressors. Showed that, the extract significantly (p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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