Phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological aspects of Hibiscus sabdariffa L.: A review

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 369-375

  Ali, Badreldin H ^a   Al Wabel, Naser ^a   Blunden, Gerald ^b  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Anticancer; Antioxidant; Glycinebetaine; Hibiscus protocatechuic acid; Hibiscus sabdariffa

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; ATROPINE; CALCIUM; CAPTOPRIL; CHLOROQUINE; CHOLESTEROL; CITRIC ACID; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIURETIC AGENT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; NICOTINIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PHOSPHATE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; SODIUM; TARTARIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URIC ACID; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; FUNGUS; HIBISCUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHOSPHATE URINE LEVEL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; RABBIT; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; URIC ACID URINE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HIBISCUS; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; RABBITS; RATS; SEEDS;

FUNGI; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RUMEX ACETOSELLA;

EID: 24644492365     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1628     Document Type: Review

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