Pharmacological actions of Cassia auriculata L. and Cissus quadrangularis wall: A short review

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-221

  Ayyanar, M ^a   Ignacimuthu, S ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cassia auriculata; Cissus quadrangularis; Medicinal plants; Pharmacology; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALLOXAN; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CASSIA AURICULATA EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; CISPLATIN; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROPEROXIDE; KINO EXTRACT; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MELIA AZEDARACH EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNINDEXED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

AEGLE; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AYURVEDA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CAESALPINIA; CASSIA AURICULATA; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS; CONSTIPATION; CURCUMA LONGA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNIC GROUP; EUGENIA; EYE DISEASE; FRACTURE HEALING; GENOTOXICITY; GOUT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INDIA; KIDNEY INJURY; LEUKORRHEA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELIA AZEDARACH; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MUTAGENICITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PTEROCARPUS; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; SYPHILIS; THROAT DISEASE; TINOSPORA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ULCER; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 45449116543     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2008.213.221     Document Type: Review

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