PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE LEAVES AND STEM-BARK OF HYMENOCARDIA ACIDA, TUL. (EUPHORBIACEAE)
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2004-01-26
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Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
Abstract
This study deals with the pharmacognostic and biological aspects of the
leaves and stem bark of Hymenocardia acida Tul (Family Euphorbiaceae).
Euphorbiceae is a large and heterogeneous family found mainly in the tropics and
sub-tropics. H. acida is a savannah shrub or tree with twisted trunk usually less
than 4.5 m high but sometimes attaining as much as 9m. it is commonly found in
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Nigeria; widely spread in tropical Africa