Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

  • Abbreviation: J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2502
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 235

Full Length Research Paper

Physicochemical, phytochemical and pharmacognostical parameters of a herbal plant Dracaena steudneri Engl.

Mercy Gladys Tenywa
  • Mercy Gladys Tenywa
  • Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Amon Ganafa Agaba
  • Amon Ganafa Agaba
  • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Casim Umba Tolo
  • Casim Umba Tolo
  • Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Clement Olusoji Ajayi
  • Clement Olusoji Ajayi
  • Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Esther Katuura
  • Esther Katuura
  • Department of Plant Science, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 15 September 2021
  •  Accepted: 06 December 2021
  •  Published: 30 September 2023

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