Plants of Indian origin in drug discovery

Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 633-657

  Mukherjee, Pulok K ^a   Rai, Sujay ^a   Kumar, V ^a   Mukherjee, Kakali ^a   Hylands, P J ^b   Hider, R C ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; Drug discovery; Indian system of medicine; Medicinal plants; Siddha; Unani

Indexed keywords

(6) GINGEROL; ARTEMISININ; ATROPINE; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BETA ASARONE; CURCUMIN; DAURICINE; DIGOXIN; ELLAGIC ACID; EPHEDRINE; EUGENOL; FRIEDELIN; GALLIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAEMPFEROL; MANGIFERIN; METHYLEUGENOL; MORPHINE; PACLITAXEL; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PSORALEN; QUININE; RESERPINE; SALICYLIC ACID; SENNOSIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; WITHAFERIN A;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AYURVEDA; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; INDIAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLOMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 34447555713     PISSN: 17460441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2.5.633     Document Type: Review

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