Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

  • Abbreviation: J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2502
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 234

Full Length Research Paper

Acute toxicity studies, antioxidant and in vitro antibacterial activities of extract from the barks of Ricinodendron heudoletti (Euphorbiaceae)

Oyono V.A
  • Oyono V.A
  • Department of Pharmacognosia and Traditional Pharmacopoeia, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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Fokunang C
  • Fokunang C
  • Department of Pharmacognosia and Traditional Pharmacopoeia, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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Assam-Assam J. P
  • Assam-Assam J. P
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Douala, Cameroon.
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Voundi S
  • Voundi S
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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Tsafack P
  • Tsafack P
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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Mouafo E. T
  • Mouafo E. T
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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Ngandjui B.T
  • Ngandjui B.T
  • Department of Pharmacognosia and Traditional Pharmacopoeia, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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Beng V. P*
  • Beng V. P*
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 17 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 09 May 2014
  •  Published: 31 May 2014

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