Pharmacognostic and anti-inflammatory studies of the stem bark of Pseudocedrela kotschyi Scheinf  Harms (Meliaceae)

Dalen Gwatau Dafam; Hajara Ibrahim; Rifkatu Turaki Manasseh; Temitayo Lucia Ohemu; Tongret Datok; Paul Nbegde Olotu; Victoria Akpidi Okwori; Falang Dadul Kakjing; Njamas Ilyas

doi:10.5897/JPP2023.0626

Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

Abbreviation: J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2502
DOI: 10.5897/JPP
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 244

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Pharmacognostic and anti-inflammatory studies of the stem bark of Pseudocedrela kotschyi Scheinf Harms (Meliaceae)

Dalen Gwatau Dafam

Dalen Gwatau Dafam
Department of Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, P.M.B 2084, Jos, Nigeria.
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Hajara Ibrahim

Hajara Ibrahim
Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1045, Samaru Zaria, Nigeria.
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Rifkatu Turaki Manasseh

Rifkatu Turaki Manasseh
Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kaduna State University, P.M.B. 2339, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Temitayo Lucia Ohemu

Temitayo Lucia Ohemu
Department of Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, P.M.B 2084, Jos, Nigeria.
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Tongret Datok

Tongret Datok
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bingham University, Karu, P.M.B. 005, Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
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Paul Nbegde Olotu

Paul Nbegde Olotu
Department of Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, P.M.B 2084, Jos, Nigeria.
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Victoria Akpidi Okwori

Victoria Akpidi Okwori
Department of Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, P.M.B 2084, Jos, Nigeria.
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Falang Dadul Kakjing

Falang Dadul Kakjing
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, P.M.B 2084, Jos, Nigeria.
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Njamas Ilyas

Njamas Ilyas
Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1045, Samaru Zaria, Nigeria.
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Article Number - 450D89373765
Vol.17(3), pp. 62-68 , July 2025
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPP2023.0626

Received: 24 February 2023
Accepted: 27 September 2023
Published: 30 September 2025

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