Current status of herbal drugs in India: An overview

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Vaidya, Ashok D B ^a,b   Devasagayam, Thomas P A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^b Pharmexcil   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ayurveda; Indian medicinal plants; Observational therapeutics; Reverse pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ADHATODA VASICA EXTRACT; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BERBERIS ARISTATA EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FORSKOLIN; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KINO EXTRACT; LEPTADENIA RETICULATA EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MUCUNA PRURIENS EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PICRORRHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ADHATODA; AEGLE; ALLOPATHY; ALOE VERA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASCLEPIADACEAE; AYURVEDA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BASIL; BERBERIS; BOSWELLIA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLEUS; CURCUMA LONGA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FENUGREEK; GARLIC; GINGER; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; HEALTH CARE; HERBAL MEDICINE; INDIA; KINO; LEGUME; LEPTADENIA RETICULATA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; ONION; PICRORRHIZA KURROA; PIPERACEAE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SCROPHULARIACEAE; TEA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; VELVET BEAN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 34547962849     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2007001     Document Type: Review

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