title: Therapeutic utility, constituents and toxicity of some medicinal plants: a review.
abstract: Man has always made use of flora to alleviate suffering and disease. This review presents information on the various therapeutic applications of plants used in traditional medicine, their active principles and observed side effects in animals and human beings. We also focus on the gaps in our knowledge about plant toxicoses that require scientific investigations and offer some logical conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Khartoum, Khartoum-North, Sudan.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Bakhiet
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Adam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000009:adverse effects; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004967:Estrogens; D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts