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The anti-anaphylactic properties of extracts of THONNINGIA SANGUINEA, a plant used prophylactically against asthma were investigated using experimental anaphylaxis in the guinea pig. The results show that when administered orally, aqueous extract of the plant material inhibited anaphylactic
Herbal treatment of infectious diseases is a common practice in traditional society. One of the herbs used by African populations against skin and systemic infectious diseases is Thonningia sanguinea (THOS). In the Ivory Coast, Togo, and Ghana, this herb is used to prepare traditional remedies for
1. Thonningia sanguinea, a plant used prophylactically against bronchial asthma in Ghana was recently found to have antioxidative and hepatoprotective actions in our laboratory. 2. In this study, the effect of T. sanguinea extract on certain biochemical indices in serum and liver of Fischer 344 rats
Thonningia sanguinea, used prophylactically against bronchial asthma, is anti-anaphylactic and anti-asthmatic in guinea pigs when given orally. The aqueous extract of the plant and its fractions were screened in vitro for their effects on anaphylactic- and histamine-induced contractions, and the