Analgesic and antispasmodic constituents, and standardization of the root bark of Cassia Sieberiana D. C. [Caesalpiniaceae]
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2013
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Medicinal plants have been used by man for the treatment of various diseases however many of the products from these have not been scientifically standardized. Cassisa sieberiana D.C. (Caesalpiniaceae) is a tree whose root bark is traditionally used as an analgesic, especially for schistosomiasis in Ghana. This work was carried out to validate its analgesic and antispasmodic action, identify the isolates by guided fractionation and standardize the power root bark which is used in therapy...
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Pharmacognosy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for award of degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacognosy