Bacopa monniera

Alternative Medicine Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-85

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Indexed keywords

'BRAHMI'; 'WATER HYSSOP'; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PHENYTOIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASTHMA; BACOPA MONNIERI; BRONCHITIS; CANCER THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; EPILEPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WITHDRAWAL BLEEDING;

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