Studies on the immunomodulatory effects of Ashwagandha

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 69-76

  Ziauddin, Mohammed ^a   Phansalkar, Neeta ^b   Patki, Pralhad ^c   Diwanay, Sham ^d   Patwardhan, Bhushan ^e  

^a Indian Drugs Research Association   (India)

^b Department of Microbiology   (India)

^c Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College   (India)

^d ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Ashwagandha; Immunomodulation; Immunostimulation; Myelosuppression; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; PREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 0030052102     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01318-0     Document Type: Article

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