The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineVol. 2, No. 3 ArticlesResearch on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in AfricaAbayomi SofoworaAbayomi SofoworaSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:27 Aug 2007https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.1996.2.365AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byImproving solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs by protein-based strategy: A reviewInternational Journal of Pharmaceutics, Vol. 634Silylation of thymol extracted from Thymus migricus essential oil, improvement of lipophilicity properties, and investigation of its pharmacological propertiesMain Group Chemistry, Vol. 130Phytochemical, Antioxidant, hair growth and wound healing property of Juniperus excelsa, Olea oleaster and Olea europaeaJournal of King Saud University - Science, Vol. 35, No. 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