Evaluation of pharmacological effects of origanum genus (Origanum spp.)

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 8, Issue 29, 2009, Pages

  Mombeini, T ^a   Mombeini, M ^b   Aghayi, M ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial effect; Antioxidant activity; Cytotoxicity; Diabetes mellitus; Origanum

Indexed keywords

FLAVANOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ORIGANUM MAJORANA EXTRACT; ORIGANUM VULGARE EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CYTOTOXICITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; PATHOGENESIS; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; WOUND HEALING;

ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM MAJORANA; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 67651174771     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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