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IMMUNO-MODULATORY PROPERTIES OF PREBIOTICS EXTRACTED FROM Vernonia amygdalina

Ifeoma Maureen Ezeonu, Anne E. Asuquo, Boniface Nwofoke Ukwah, P. O. Ukoha

African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines · 2016 · 13 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

The results from this study have shown that the aqueous leaf extract of <i>V. amygdalina</i> has positive immune-modulatory and haematologic effects and contains some important prebiotic compounds.

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