Traditional medicinal plants of cold desert Ladakh-Used against kidney and urinary disorders

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 331-339

  Ballabh, Basant ^a   Chaurasia, O P ^a   Ahmed, Zakwan ^a   Singh, Shashi Bala ^a  

^a Leh Ladakh C o 56APO   (India)

Author keywords

Amchi system; Folk lore; Kidney and urinary disorders; Ladakh; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ACONOGONUM TORTUOSUM EXTRACT; AGROPYRON REPENS EXTRACT; ALTHAEA ROSEA EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; ARCTIUM LAPPA EXTRACT; ARENARIA BRYOPHYLLA EXTRACT; ARENARIA SERPYLLIFOLIA EXTRACT; ARNEBIA EUCHROMA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA PERVIFLORA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA SIEVERSIANA EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS TRIBULIFOLIUS EXTRACT; AVENA SATIVA EXTRACT; BERGENIA LIGULATA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FICUS RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MINERAL; PLANT EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; SANTALUM ALBUM EXTRACT; SPONDIAX AXILLARIS EXTRACT; TERMINALIA BELERICA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACHILLEA; ACONOGONIUM TORTUOSUM; AGROPYRON REPENS; ALTHAEA ROSEA; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ARCTIUM LAPPA; ARENARIA BRYOPHYLLA; ARENARIA SERPYLLIFOLIA; ARNEBIA EUCHROMA; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS; ARTEMISIA PERVIFLORA; ARTEMISIA SIEVERSIANA; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS TRIBULIFOLIUS; BERGENIA LIGULATA; BERGENIA STRACHEYI; BLADDER IRRITATION; BUCKWHEAT; BURNING SENSATION; CAPSELLA BURSAPASTORIS; CARAWAY; CARDAMOM; CHAEROPHYLLUM REFLEXUM; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM GRIFFITHII; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; COMMUNITY; CROCUS; CUSCUTA CAPITATA; DACTYLORHIZA HATAGIREA; DANDELION; DESERT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ERMANIA LANUGINOSA; FANWEED; FICUS RELIGIOSA; GALIUM APARINE; GENTIANA SERPYLLOIDES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERANIUM TUBERARIA; GINGER; GRAPE; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HERMINIUM MONORCHIS; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; IRIS HOOKERIANA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS MACROPODIA; JUNIPERUS RECURVA; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY HEMORRHAGE; LAVATERA KASHMIRIANA; LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM; LYCIUM RUTHENICUM; MAIZE; MALAXIS MUSCIFERA; MALVA VERTICILLATA; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICTURITION DISORDER; NEPETA PODOSTACHYS; NEPHRITIS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OAT; OROBANCHE HANSII; PEDICULARIS LONGIFLORA; PEGANUM HARMALA; PEROVSKIA ABROTENOIDES; PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI; PICRORHIZA KURROA; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM; POLYGONATUM MULTIFLORUM; POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM; POLYGONUM AVICULARE; POMEGRANATE; POTENTILLA ANSERINA; PRANGOS PABULARIA; RADISH; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; SANTALUM ALBUM; SAUSSUREA JACEA; SAUSUREA GNAPHALOIDES; SENECIO TIBETICUS; SOLANUM NIGRUM; SPINACH; SPONDIAX AXILLARIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TAGETES ERECTA; TARAXACUM SIKKIMENSIS; TERMINALIA BELERICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; THLASPI ALPESTRE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URTICA PAVIFLORA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; DESERT CLIMATE; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

BERGENIA LIGULATA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CROCUS SATIVUS; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; FICUS RELIGIOSA; MANGIFERA INDICA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PUNICA GRANATUM; SANTALUM ALBUM; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 46149086731     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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