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A Comparison of the Chemical Constituents of Barbadian Medicinal Plants within Their Respective Plant Families with Established Drug Compounds and Phytochemicals Used to Treat Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases

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17–27
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This is a review of the medicinal plants used as folklore remedies in Barbados. It attempts to outline the various families of the medicinal plants showing similarities in the phytochemical profiles of the plants and their indications. It also attempts to validate, in a preliminary way, the folklore practices by comparing the phytochemical profiles with established approved drug agents and other phytochemicals.

 

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e-Published: 19 Aug, 2013
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