Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used by Assamese people for various skin ailments and cosmetics

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-157

  Saikia, Abinash Pratim ^a   Ryakala, Venkat Kishore ^a   Sharma, Pragya ^b   Goswami, Pranab ^a   Bora, Utpal ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Assam; Cosmetics; Medicinal plants; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ACACIA FARNESIANA EXTRACT; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; ANNONA RETICULATA EXTRACT; AQUILARIA AGALLOCHA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BAPHICACANTUS CUSIA EXTRACT; BASELLA RUBRA EXTRACT; BISCHOFIA JAVANICA EXTRACT; BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; BRASSICA EXTRACT; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM EXTRACT; BUTEA FRONDOSA EXTRACT; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; CANARIUM RESINIFERUM EXTRACT; CAPSICUM EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CENTRATHERUM ANTHELMINTICUM EXTRACT; CITRUS LIMON EXTRACT; CITRUS MEDICA EXTRACT; CITRUS ODORATA EXTRACT; CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACT; COSMETIC; GARLIC EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ONION EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSCESS; ACNE; ARTICLE; BURN; CARBUNCLE; CELLULITIS; CURCUMA LONGA; DANDRUFF; DRUG EFFECT; ECZEMA; ETHNOBOTANY; INSECT BITE; LEPROSY; MEASLES; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELIA AZEDARACH; PEDICULOSIS; PRURITUS; SCABIES; SKIN DISEASE; TINEA; URTICARIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; COSMETICS; CURCUMA; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MELIA AZEDARACH; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SKIN DISEASES;

CURCUMA LONGA; MELIA AZEDARACH;

EID: 33646762854     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.11.033     Document Type: Article

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