Pharmacological aspects of Andrographis paniculata on health and its major diterpenoid constituent andrographolide

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 370-381

  Jarukamjorn, Kanokwan ^a   Nemoto, Nobuo ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; Andrographolide; Diterpenoid; Pharmacological potential

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHOLIDE; BISMUTH; DITERPENOID; KAOLIN PECTIN; LOPERAMIDE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LYMPH NODE PAIN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NAUSEA; PARKINSON DISEASE; REVIEW; TASTE DISORDER; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA;

EID: 48749133288     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.54.370     Document Type: Review

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