Withania somnifera

Alternative Medicine Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-214

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Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; GINSENG EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; LIOTHYRONINE; LORAZEPAM; PLANT EXTRACT; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHAFERIN A; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; WITHANOLIDE; WITHANOLIDE D;

AGING; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEART PROTECTION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOMODULATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PLANT ROOT; PREGNANCY; RAT; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; STRESS; VOMITING; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 3042588844     PISSN: 10895159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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