South African Salvia species: A review of biological activities and phytochemistry

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 664-672

  Kamatou, G P P ^a   Makunga, N P ^b   Ramogola, W P N ^b   Viljoen, A M ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aromatic plants; Essential oil; Pharmacological studies; Rosmarinic acid; Salvia; Traditional use

Indexed keywords

BISABOLOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA EXTRACT; SALVIA RUNCINATA EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SALVIA; SALVIA CHAMELAEGNEA; SALVIA RADULA; SALVIA RUNCINATA; SALVIA VERBENACA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; SALVIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

LAMIACEAE; SALVIA; SALVIA VERBENACA;

EID: 53449100849     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.030     Document Type: Review

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