Studies on the anti-inflammatory and antiplatelet activities of constituents isolated from the roots and stems of Cassia occidentalis L.

Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 291-302

  Kuo, Sheng Chu ^a   Chen, Sheng Chih ^a   Lo, Ching Fang ^a   Teng, Che Ming ^b   Wang, Jih Pyang ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

anthraquinones; anti infla mmatory activity; antiplatelet activity; Cassia occidentalis; leguminosae; luteolins; xanthones

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CASSIOLLIN; CHRYSOPHANIC ACID; EMODIN; HISTAMINE; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 3',5 DIMETHYL ETHER; PHYSCION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; MAST CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT; RABBIT; RAT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

EID: 0030498547     PISSN: 10161015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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