Aromatic plants of Kenya II: Volatile constituents of leaf oil of Psiadia Punculata (D.C.) Vatke
Date
1999Author
Mwangi, J.W.
Thoithi, G.N
Lwande, W.
Hassanali, A.
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Psiadia punculata (D.C.) Vatke (P. arabica Jaub. and Spach) (Compositae) is a shrub 0.5-2.5 m (1]. The leaves arc shiny and sticky, narrowly elliptic (ovate), base cuneate or decurrent. apex narrowly acuminate, margin entire or ere¬nate. Flowers are yellow in many-flowered heads. The plant is found in grassland, bushland and dry forest edges in Kenya. Powdered leaf decoction is used to trcat abdominal pains
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International journal of biochemiphysics, Vol.8 Nos (1&2) 1999Publisher
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE),
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