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ra0001p319 | (1) | WCRB2014

Reproductive and toxic effects of methanol extract of Alchornea cordifolia leaves

Ajibade Temitayo Olabisi

Alchornea cordifolia is commonly used as a medicinal plant throughout its area of distribution in Africa including Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo. The leaves are traditionally used for the treatment of veneral diseases. Using 36 male albino rats, randomly divided into six groups of six rats each, the effects of oral administration of the methanol extract of the leaves of A. cordifolia on some reproductive and haematological parameters of male rats w...