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    Metabolite profiling of sweet aloes (Euphorbia neriifolia) and potential roles in traditional asthma therapy

    Year: 2023, 2023
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Persaud, Malaika, Thesis advisor (ths): Emery, Neil, Thesis advisor (ths): Narine, Suresh, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Heated leaf extracts of Euphorbia neriifolia (sweet aloes) are used traditionally in Guyana for asthma therapy, but the phytoconstituents have not been studied and phytohormones are generally unexplored in Euphorbia species. Phytoconstituents in asthma-effective traditional heated extracts were analyzed and compared with unheated leaves and latex extracts as screens to identify candidate… more