A review of medicinal plants with hypotensive or antihypertensive effects

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 894-900

  Etuk, E U ^a  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive drugs; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Medicinal plants sources

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON INDICUM EXTRACT; ALLIUM URINUM EXTRACT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ARISTOLOCHIA MANSIHURIENSIS EXTRACT; ATROPINE; CAPTOPRIL; CELERY EXTRACT; CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA EXTRACT; FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM EXTRACT; LYCOPODIUM CLARATON EXTRACT; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES EXTRACT; NIFEDIPINE; PASSIFLORE INCANATA EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROMETHAZINE; PUERARIA LOBATA EXTRACT; RADISH EXTRACT; RHAPTOPETALUM CORIACEUM EXTRACT; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; UNCARIA RYNCHOPHYLLINE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; VERBENA HASTATA EXTRACT; VERONICA EXTRACT; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT; VITEX DODIANA EXTRACT;

ABUTILON INDICUM; ALLIUM URINUM; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA MANSIHURIENSIS; AWARENESS; BARK; CELERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA; GARLIC; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM; LYCOPODIUM CLARATON; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES; NONHUMAN; PASSIFLORE INCANATA; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PUERARIA; PUERARIA LOBATA; RADISH; REVIEW; RHAPTOPETALUM CORIACEUM; SENNA; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNCARIA; UNCARIA RYNCHOPHYLLINE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBENA HASTATA; VERONICA; VISCUM ALBUM; VITEX; VITEX DODIANA;

EID: 33751354450     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.894.900     Document Type: Review

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