Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of African Nauclea species: A review

Journal of Ethnopharmacology - Tập 212 - Trang 106-136 - 2018
Romain Haudecoeur1,2, Marine Peuchmaur1,2, Basile Pérès1,2, Maxime Rome3,4, Germain Sotoing Taïwé5, Ahcène Boumendjel1,2, Benjamin Boucherle1,2
1CNRS, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble, France
2Univ. Grenoble Alpes, DPM UMR 5063, F-38041 Grenoble, France
3CNRS, SAJF UMS 3370, F-38041 Grenoble, France
4Univ. Grenoble Alpes, SAJF UMS 3370, F-38041 Grenoble, France
5Department of Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

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