Immunomodulatory activity of Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. F

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-423

  Thakur, Mayank ^a   Bhargava, Shilpi ^a   Dixit, V K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophytum borivilianum; Immunomodulator; Rasayana; Safed Musli

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; AZATHIOPRINE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPOGENIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HERB; IMMUNOMODULATION; INDIA; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROLOGY; SHEEP; TOXICITY TESTING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 38149101734     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel094     Document Type: Article

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