Phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicity of Rhazya stricta Decne: A review

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 229-234

  Ali, Badreldin H ^a   Al Qarawi, Ali A ^a   Bashir, Ahmed K ^b   Tanira, Musbah O ^b  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Pharmacology; Phytochemistry; Rhazya stricta; Therapeutics; Toxicity; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AKUAMMEDINE; ALKALOID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BETA CARBOLINE; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; ISORHAMNETIN; ISOSITSIRKINE; RHAZIMI NINE; RHAZIMINE; STEMMADENINE; TETRAHYDROSECAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; DRUG ISOLATION; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RHAZYA STRICTA; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY;

RHAZYA; RHAZYA STRICTA;

EID: 0034051383     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1573(200006)14:4<229::AID-PTR673>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Review

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