Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory activity of Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 101-109

  Smit, H F ^a   Kroes, B H ^a   Van Den Berg, A J J ^a   Van Der Wal, D ^a   Van Den Worm, E ^a   Beukelman, C J ^a   Van Dijk, H ^b   Labadie, R P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Immunomodulatory activity; Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora

Indexed keywords

PICRORHIZA SCROPHULARIIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RESPIRATORY BURST; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

PICRORHIZA SCROPHULARIIFLORA;

EID: 0033797480     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00268-3     Document Type: Article

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