Open AccessAltered biliary flow rate and bile composition following consumption of ethanolic fruit extract of Dennettia in rats
Author(s) -
OE Ofem,
Daniel Ewa Ikpi,
A. B. Antai
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.125678
Subject(s) - composition (language) , consumption (sociology) , chemistry , food science , art , literature , aesthetics
Dennettia tripetala is a tropical plant with some ethno-medicinal uses; it enhances uterine contraction/involution in pregnant and post-partum women, it is also a mild laxative, with anti-bacteria, antifungal properties etc..