Adaptogenic activity of a novel withanolide-free aqueous fraction from the roots of Withania somnifera Dun. (Part II)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 531-536

  Singh, B ^a   Chandan, B K ^a   Gupta, D K ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptogens; Carbon tetrachloride; Carragenan; Haemagglutination; Inflammation; Sheep erythrocytes; SNIR (non specific increase of resistance of the organism); Withania somnifera; Withanolide

Indexed keywords

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; WITHANOLIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SAFETY; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOT; RAT; STRESS; TOXICITY TESTING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; WITHANIA;

OVIS ARIES; PANAX GINSENG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA DUN;

EID: 0038526374     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1189     Document Type: Article

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