Ethnopharmacology of Lippia alba

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-222

  Hennebelle, Thierry ^a   Sahpaz, Sevser ^a   Joseph, Henry ^b   Bailleul, François ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b Association pour la promotion des PLAntes MEDicinales et AROMatiques (APLAMEDAROM) de Guadeloupe   (France)

Author keywords

Anti infectious; Digestive; Hypertension; Lippia alba; Respiratory; Sedative; Verbenaceae

Indexed keywords

ACTEOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BIFLAVONOID; CALCEOLARIOSIDE E; CITRAL; DIAZEPAM; EMETINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; IRIDOID; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; LIPPIA ALBA EXTRACT; LUTEOLIN 7 DIGLUCURONIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NYSTATIN; PETHIDINE; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL LINE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HELA CELL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IC 50; LD 50; LIPPIA ALBA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RESPIRATORY BURST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SENNA ALATA; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VERBENACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; LIPPIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

LIPPIA ALBA; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 39149109602     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.044     Document Type: Review

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