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Title: | Xylopia Aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich. : A Chemical Biological Perspective |
Authors: | Fleischer, T.C. |
Keywords: | Xylopia aethiopica ethnobotany monoterpenoids diterpenoids oxoaporphinoids biological activity |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
Publisher: | Journal of Science and Technology |
Citation: | Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 23 No. 2 2003 pp 24-31 |
Abstract: | Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich., a medicinal plant indigenous to Ghana and other parts of the West African sub-region, has a wide application in traditional medicine The literature on its ethnobotanical uses, chemical constituents and biological activities has been reviewed. The chemical constituents are principally monoterpenes, diterpenes and aporphinoids. I he biological studies reveal signi ficant antimicrobial, anti-feedant, anti-inflammatory, hypotensive and anti-tumour activities These biological activities provide supportive evidence for its use in traditional medicine. |
Description: | Article published in the Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 23 No. 2 2003 pp 24-31 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5098 |
ISSN: | 08550395 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal of Science and Technology 2000-
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