Cathartic activity of Soborodo: the aque
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A. K. Haruna
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The cathartic activity of soborodo (zobo drink), a hot water decoction of the flower (calyx) of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (family Malvaceae), is reported here. Evidence of the cathartic activity of soborodo was shown when the lyophilized aqueous extract (800 mg/kg) caused a pronounced increase in the n