African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2286

Full Length Research Paper

Comparative phytochemical studies and anti-inflammatory activities of Desmodium velutinum (Willd) and Desmodium scorpiurus Desv. (Family Papilionaceae) growing in Nigeria

Fred-Jaiyesimi A. Adediwura*
  • Fred-Jaiyesimi A. Adediwura*
  • Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Ogunlana H. Oluwaseun
  • Ogunlana H. Oluwaseun
  • Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 15 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 11 August 2015
  •  Published: 22 November 2016

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