Therapeutic biology of Jatropha curcas: A mini review

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-324

  Thomas, Reena ^a   Sah, Nand K ^a   Sharma, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Anti cancer; Biodiesel; Curcain; Ehtnomedicine; Jatrophine; Latex; Toxalbumin

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; CURCAIN; CURCIN; CURCUSONE B; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; JATROPHAM; JATROPHINE; NITROFURAL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ASCITES; BEE STING; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BURN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; DYSPEPSIA; ECZEMA; EUPHORBIA; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GOUT; HEARTBURN; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; ISCHIALGIA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LEPROSY; METASTASIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCABIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN DISEASE; SNAKEBITE; SOLID TUMOR; STOMACH PAIN; TINEA; TOOTH PAIN; ULCER; WOUND;

JATROPHA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 53249109668     PISSN: 13892010     EISSN: 18734316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920108785161505     Document Type: Short Survey

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