Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

In-vivo anti-inflammatory activity of different parts of Adansonia Digitata

Anna Kwarley Quartey
  • Anna Kwarley Quartey
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Isaac Ayensu
  • Isaac Ayensu
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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Emmanuel Orman
  • Emmanuel Orman
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
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Nana Ama Mireku-Gyimah
  • Nana Ama Mireku-Gyimah
  • Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
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Yakubu Jibira
  • Yakubu Jibira
  • Department of Pharmacology, Entrance University College, Accra, Ghana.
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Phoebe Esinam Goku
  • Phoebe Esinam Goku
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 19 December 2020
  •  Accepted: 24 May 2021
  •  Published: 30 June 2021

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