Antibacterial, antioxidant and fibroblast growth stimulation of aqueous extracts of Ficus asperifolia Miq. and Gossypium arboreum L., wound-healing plants of Ghana.

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Published in J Ethnopharmacol on June 27, 2008

Authors

Kofi Annan1, Peter J Houghton

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

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