SKIN IRRITANT AND TUMOR-PROMOTING EXTRACT FROM THE LATEX OF EUPHORBIA-BOUGHEII

Authors
GUNDIDZA M KUFA A
Citation
M. Gundidza et A. Kufa, SKIN IRRITANT AND TUMOR-PROMOTING EXTRACT FROM THE LATEX OF EUPHORBIA-BOUGHEII, Central African Journal of Medicine, 39(3), 1993, pp. 56-60
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal","Tropical Medicine
Journal title
Central African Journal of Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00089176
Volume
39
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
56 - 60
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-9176(1993)39:3<56:SIATEF>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A crude ethylacetate extract was isolated from Euphorbia bougheii by a combination of solvent-solvent and chromatographic methods. The extra ct exhibited significant skin irritant activity on the mouse ear as we ll as a tumour promoting activity on the mouse back skin. This indicat es that the use of this plant as a medicine must be discouraged since the latex extract causes cancer.