Nigerian mistletoe (Loranthus micranthus Linn) aqueous leaves extract modulates some cardiovascular disease risk factors in monosodium glutamate induced metabolic dysfunction
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Loranthus micranthus Linn.: Biological Activities and Phytochemistry
Loranthus micranthus Linn. is a medicinal plant from the Loranthaceae family commonly known as an eastern Nigeria species of the African mistletoe and is widely used in folkloric medicine to cure various ailments and diseases. It is semiparasitic plant because of growing on various host trees and shrubs and absorbing mineral nutrition and water from respective host. Hence, the phytochemicals an...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Biotechnology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2014.14029