Antimutagenic activity of methanolic extracts of four ayurvedic medicinal plants

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 668-672

  Aqil, Farrukh ^a   Zahin, Maryam ^b   Ahmad, Iqbal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus; Antimutagenic activity; Hemidesmus indicus; Holarrhena antidysenterica; Medicinal plants; Phenolics; Plant extracts; Plumbago zeylanicaabs

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS; HOLARRHENA; HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA; PLUMBAGO; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; MEDICINAL PLANT; SALMONELLA;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SALMONELLA;

EID: 67549095523     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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