Greener Journal of Biological Sciences

Phytochemical evaluation of oil extract from three indigenous medicinal plants in South west Nigeria

Alamu, O.^1,2*; Ofuya, T.I.¹; Oni, M.O.¹; Idoko, J.E.¹; Igbe, F.O.³; Moyinolorun, O.O.²

¹ Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, The Federal University of Technology P.M.B.704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

²   National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, PMB 5382 Moor Plantation Ibadan, Nigeria.

³   Department of Chemistry, The Federal University of Technology, PMB. 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

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