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http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8321| Title: | The Claim of Anti-Cataract Potential of Heliotropium indicum: A Myth or Reality? |
| Authors: | Kyei, Samuel Koffuor, George Asumeng Ramkissoon, Paul |
| Keywords: | Alpha A and alpha B crystallins Aquaporin 0 Cataract DPPH scavenging effect |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Cape Coast |
| Abstract: | Heliotropium indicum has several uses in traditional medicine attributable to its numerous bioactive compounds. It is used as a traditional remedy for cataracts in Ghana without any scientific verification. This study aimed at verifying the anti-cataract properties of an aqueous whole plant extract of H. indicum. |
| Description: | 14p:, ill. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8321 |
| ISSN: | 23105496 |
| Appears in Collections: | School of Allied Health Sciences |
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| Kyei2015_Article_TheClaimOfAnti-CataractPotenti (1).pdf | Article | 1.16 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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