Phytosomes: Emerging strategy in delivery of herbal drugs and nutraceuticals

Pharma Times

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Bhattacharya, Sanjib ^a  

^a Bengal School of Technology   (India)

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Indexed keywords

CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; FLAVONOID; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID PHOSPHOLIPID COMPLEX; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; LIPOSOME; NARINGENIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; QUERCETIN; SILIBININ; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; SILYMARIN;

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LIPID SOLUBILITY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TOXIC HEPATITIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 67049099277     PISSN: 00316849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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