Indian systems of medicine: A brief profile

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-337

  Ravishankar, B ^a   Shukla, V J ^a  

^a GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; Indian system of medicine; Indigenous systems of medicine; Siddha; Traditional systems of medicine; Unani

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; CELASTRUS PANICULATUS EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA WIGHTI EXTRACT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT; HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA EXTRACT; INULA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; KINO EXTRACT; MATERIA MEDICA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; PICRORHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TRICHOPUS ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

AYURVEDA; BACOPA MONNIERI; BASIL; BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA; CELASTRUS; COMMIPHORA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROCUS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOLARRHENA; INDIA; INULA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MYRISTICACEAE; PATHOGENESIS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PICRORHIZA KURROA; PLUMBAGINACEAE; PTEROCARPUS; REVIEW; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TINOSPORA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRICHOPUS ZEYLANICUM; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 34250656466     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i3.31226     Document Type: Review

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