Investigation of some biological activities of the extracts of diospyros fischeri roots

dc.contributor.author	Edward, M.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-02T09:03:14Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-02T09:03:14Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.citation	Edward, (2006) Investigation of some biological activities of the extracts of diospyros fischeri roots; Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences: Dar es salaam.	en_GB
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1528
dc.description.abstract	Diasporas has been used for quite a long time in Tanzanian Society for treatment of convulsions. The dried plant material was extracted sequentially by using solvents of different Polarities starting with dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, and water Another fresh sample was extracted using water alone. Extracts of Dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and ethanol at the doses of 100,400 and 1600mg/kg body weight caused a dose-dependent delay of the latency to the occurrence of pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures but did not completely prevent the occurrence of the seizure. The root extracts of D. fischeri exhibited low toxicity against brine shrimps, suggesting low toxicity of the extracts.	en_GB
dc.language.iso	en	en_GB
dc.publisher	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	en_GB
dc.subject	Biological activities	en_GB
dc.subject	Diasporas	en_GB
dc.subject	Tanzania	en_GB
dc.subject	Traditional medicine	en_GB
dc.title	Investigation of some biological activities of the extracts of diospyros fischeri roots	en_GB
dc.type	Technical Report	en_GB