Physiological mechanisms underlying the use of Garcinia Kola Heckel in the treatment of asthma

dc.contributor.author	Ebomoyi, M I
dc.contributor.author	Okojie, A K
dc.contributor.author	Kolawole, B A
dc.contributor.author	Erhabor, G E
dc.contributor.author	Ikem, R T
dc.contributor.author	Adeyeye, O O
dc.contributor.author	Obimbo, EM
dc.contributor.author	Gachare, L N
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-21T08:08:41Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-21T08:08:41Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.citation	Ebomoyi, M. I., Okojie, A. K., Kolawole, B. A., Erhabor, G. E., Ikem, R. T., Adeyeye, O. O.,Obimbo,E.M. & Gachare, L. N. (2011). Physiological mechanisms underlying the use of Garcinia Kola Heckel in the treatment of asthma. African Journal of Respiratory Medicine, (7), 8-10.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11295/65411
dc.description.abstract	The article examines the physiological mechanisms underlying the use of Garcinia kola (GK) Heckel plant as an alternative medicine in the treatment of asthma. It discusses about asthma and the plant, which is popular in southern Nigeria and used in herbal medicine and as food. It examines the anti-asthmatic activity of xanthones and flavonoids. It concludes that GK is very promising in the treatment of asthma.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University Of Nairobi	en_US
dc.title	Physiological mechanisms underlying the use of Garcinia Kola Heckel in the treatment of asthma	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US