Adhatoda vasica: A critical review of ethnopharmacological and toxicological data

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-20

  Claeson, Ubonwan Pongprayoon ^a   Malmfors, Torbjörn ^b   Wikman, Georg ^c   Bruhn, Jan G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Malmfors Consulting AB   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Herbal Institute   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adhatoda vasica; Ethnopharmacology; Herbal remedy; Toxicity; Vasicine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AYURVEDIC DRUG; VASICINE;

DRUG RESEARCH; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PUBLICATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; TOXICOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALS; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MEDICINE, UNANI; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0034284518     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00225-7     Document Type: Review

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