Trends in ethnopharmacology

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 43-49

  Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a   Atta ur Rahman, ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ethnopharmacology; Medicinal plants; Synergistic and side effects neutralizing combinations

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATROPINE; BETEL EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA SAPPAN EXTRACT; EPHEDRINE; GINGER EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ISPAGULA; MORPHINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PACLITAXEL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PRUNUS EXTRACT; QUININE; RESERPINE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

AMEBIASIS; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BOTANY; BRONCHODILATATION; CAESALPINIA; CARAWAY; CONSTIPATION; CURCUMA LONGA; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FUMARIA; GARLIC; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIBISCUS; HONEY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMPOTENCE; LAVENDER; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE SPASM; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PATENT; PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIPER BETLE; PLANT; PROSOPIS; PRUNUS; REVIEW; SABAL; SESAME; STANDARDIZATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE; HISTORY;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PANAX GINSENG; PLANTAGO OVATA; SERENOA REPENS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 23044452749     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.06.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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