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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Phytochemical constituents of some Nigerian medicinal plants
African Journal of Biotechnology, Volume 4, No. 7, Year 2005
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Description
Alkaloids, tannins, saponins, steroid, terpenoid, flavonoids, phlobatannin and cardic glycoside distribution in ten medicinal plants belonging to different families were assessed and compared. The medicinal plants investigated were Cleome nutidosperma, Emilia coccinea, Euphorbia heterophylla, Physalis angulata, Richardia bransitensis, Scopania dulcis, Sida acuta, Spigelia anthelmia, Stachytarpheta cayennensis and Tridax procumbens. All the plants were found to contain alkaloids, tannins and flavonoids except for the absence of tannins in S. acuta and flavonoids in S. cayennsis respectively. The significance of the plants in traditional medicine and the importance of the distribution of these chemical constituents were discussed with respect to the role of these plants in ethnomedicine in Nigeria. © 2005 Academic Journals.
Authors & Co-Authors
Edeoga, Hilary O.
Nigeria, Umuahia
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
Okwu, Donatus Ebere
Nigeria, Umuahia
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
Mbaebie, Blessing O.
Nigeria, Umuahia
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
Statistics
Citations: 2,956
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.5897/AJB2005.000-3127
ISSN:
16845315
e-ISSN:
16845315
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Nigeria