Review of the ethnobotany, chemistry, biological activity and safety of the botanical dietary supplement Morinda citrifolia (noni)

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1587-1609

  Pawlus, Alison D ^a,b,c   Kinghorn, A Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORINDA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 36849033330     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.59.12.0001     Document Type: Review

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