Ethnobotanical survey of plants used to treat asthma in Andhra Pradesh, India

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-61

  Savithramma, N ^a   Sulochana, Ch ^b   Rao, K N ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b 1608 University CT   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Decoction; Dry powder; Ethnobotanical; Medicinal plants; Tribals of Andhra Pradesh

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA WEL; ASTHOSAP; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BETEL EXTRACT; BRONCO T; COLOCYNTH; CORAZAN; DAP; DEKOFCYN; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; FIZZLE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KOFLET; KOFOL; PICRORHIZA KUROOA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SWASKUTHARASA; SWASONIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASA; ZELLY;

ACALYPHA INDICA; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ADHATODA VASICA; AILANTHUS EXCELSA; AILANTHUS MALABARICA; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ARDISIA SOLANACEA; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AYURVEDA; BAMBUSA ARUNDINACEA; BARLERIA PRIONITIS; BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA; CAESALPINIA CRISTA; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CASSIA ALATA; CASSIA FISTULA; CASSIA SOPHERA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CEPHALANDRA INDICA; CITRON; CLERODENDRON SERRATUM; CLITORIA TERNATEA; COLEUS AMBOINICUS; CROTON TIGLIUM; CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES; CURCUMA LONGA; DAEMIA EXTENSA; DATURA FASTUOSA; DATURA STRAMONIUM; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY POWDER; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ETHNOBOTANY; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; FERONIA ELEPHANTUM; FLOWER; GARUGA PINNATA; GINGER; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA; IPOMAEA OBSCURA; JUSTICIA PROCUMBENS; KEDROSTIS PROSTRATA; LETTUCE; LORANTHUS LONGIFLORUS; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELIA AZEDARACH; MUCUNA MONOSPERMA; OCHNA BEDDOMEI; OCIMUM SANCTUM; OKRA; OLDENLANDIA UMBELLATA; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; PASSIFLORA FOETIDA; PHYLLANTHUS RETICULATUS; PICRORHIZA KUROOA; PIPER BETLE; PIPER LONGUM; PISTIA STRATIOTES; PITTOSPORUM FLORIBUNDUM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PRODUCT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; POLYGALA CHINENSIS; POLYGALA SIBIRICA; PORTULACA QUADRIFIDA; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; SALVADORA PERSICA; SCINDAPSUS OFFICINALIS; SIDA CORDIFOLIA; SOLAMUM INDICUM; SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM; SOLANUM TRILOBATUM; SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRAGIA INVOLUCRATA; TRIANTHEMA MONOGYNA; TRIANTHEMA PORTULACASTRUM; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; TYLOPHORA ASTHMATICA; VANDA SPATHULATA; VITIS QUADRANGULARIS;

ASTHMA; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 34447526072     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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