EVALUATION OF ESSENTIAL TRACE METALS ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF THE LEAVES OF NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS

  • Lawal Mohammed
  • Aminu Musa
  • Muhammad B. Isma’il
  • Yusuf Musa Abubakar Ahmadu Bello University
Keywords: Newbouldia laevis, Trace Metals, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Herbal therapy

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Published
2023-07-09
How to Cite
Mohammed L., Musa A., Isma’il M. B., & Abubakar Y. M. (2023). EVALUATION OF ESSENTIAL TRACE METALS ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF THE LEAVES OF NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS. FUDMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES, 7(3), 245 - 250. https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2023-0703-1865