Medicinal plants: Traditions of yesterday and drugs of tomorrow

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-93

  Gurib Fakim, Ameenah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Drug discovery; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Pharmacognosy; Traditional medicine; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACACIA SENEGAL EXTRACT; AGATHOSMA BETULINA EXTRACT; ALOE FEROX EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA AFRA EXTRACT; ASPALANTHUS LINEARIS EXTRACT; BALSAM TOLU; BOSWELLIA SACRA EXTRACT; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; CINCHONA PUBESCENS EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; ERYTHROXYLUM COCA EXTRACT; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA EXTRACT; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS EXTRACT; MYROXYLON BALSAMUM EXTRACT; PAULLINIA CUPANA EXTRACT; PEUMUS BOLDUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLUM PELTATUM EXTRACT; PSIDIUM GUAJABA EXTRACT; PYGEUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; SPILANTHES ACMELLA EXTRACT; TABEBUIA IMPETIGINOSA EXTRACT; TAXUS BREVIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCARINA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACACIA SENEGAL; AFRICA; AGATHOSMA BETULINA; ALOE FEROX; ALOE VERA; ARTEMISIA AFRA; ASPALANTHUS LINEARIS; AUSTRALIA; BOSWELLIA SACRA; CATHA EDULIS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ERYTHROXYLUM COCA; ETHNOBOTANY; GUAVA; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS EXTRACT; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAULLINIA CUPANA; PEUMUS BOLDUS; PODOPHYLLUM; PYGEUM; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; TABEBUIA IMPETIGINOSA; TAXUS BREVIFOLIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNCARINA TOMENTOSA;

ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

ACACIA SENEGAL; AGATHOSMA BETULINA; ALOE FEROX; ALOE VERA; ARTEMISIA AFRA; BOSWELLIA SACRA; CATHA EDULIS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; COMMIPHORA HABESSINICA; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ERYTHROXYLUM COCA; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HYDRASTIS; HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS; MYROXYLON BALSAMUM; PAULLINIA CUPANA; PEUMUS BOLDUS; PODOPHYLLUM; PODOPHYLLUM PELTATUM; PRUNUS AFRICANA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; PYGEUM; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; TABEBUIA IMPETIGINOSA; TAXUS BREVIFOLIA; UNCARINA;

EID: 29044445562     PISSN: 00982997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2005.07.008     Document Type: Review

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