Pharmacognosy and Environmental Medicines Project Topics
Pharmacognostic and Lactogenic Studies of the Leaves of Stachytarpheta Jamaicensis (l.) Vahl (Verbenaceae)
ABSTRACT Based on the ethnomedicinal use and belief that Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (SJ) can increase milk supply in lactating women, experimental studies were carried out to determine the effect of crude methanol extract (CME) and fractions of SJ leaves on serum PRL levels. The pharmacognostic standards, preliminary phytochemical analysis, and acute toxicity study were also carried […]