Advances in Chemistry and Bioactivity of the Genus Uncaria

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-274

  Laus, Gerhard ^a  

^a Immodal Pharmaka GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Bioactivity; Flavonoid; Terpenoid; Uncaria

Indexed keywords

14BETA HYDROXY 3 ISORAUNITICINE; 19 EPI 3 ISOAJMALICINE; 3 EPI BETA YOHIMBINE; 3 ISOAJMALICINE; 3 ISORAUNITICINE PSEUDOINDOXYL; 3 OXO 7 HYDROXY 3,7 SECORHYNCHOPHYLLINE; AJMALICINE; AKUAMMIGINE PSEUDOINDOXYL; ALKALOID; CALLOPHYLLINE A; CALLOPHYLLINE B; CORYNOXEINE; FLAVONOID; FORMOSANINE; ISOCORYNOXEINE; ISOMITRAPHYLLINE; ISOPTEROPODINE; ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE; MITRAPHYLLINE; PTEROPODINE; RAUNITICINE; RAUNITICINE OXINDOLE A; RAUNITICINE PSEUDOINDOXYL; RHYNCHOPHYLLINE; ROXBURGHINE D; ROXBURGHINE X; SALACIN; TERPENOID; TETRAHYDROALSTONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CELL PROTECTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; IMMUNOREGULATION; REVIEW; UNCARIA;

ALKALOIDS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES; UNCARIA;

RUBIACEAE; UNCARIA;

EID: 2442565647     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1469     Document Type: Review

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