Anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic effects of yucca schidigera: A review

Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Cheeke, P R ^a,b   Piacente, S ^c   Oleszek, W ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Desert King International   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVANOID; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LARIXINOL; METRONIDAZOLE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RESVERATROL; SAPONIN; STEROID; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR KAPPA B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA EXTRACT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEXICO; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; TABLET; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA;

PROTOZOA; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA;

EID: 33646379112     PISSN: 14769255     EISSN: 14769255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-3-6     Document Type: Review

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