Azadirachta indica (neem): A plant of multiple biological and pharmacological activities

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 601-620

  Atawodi, Sunday E ^a   Atawodi, Joy C ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Bioactive compounds; Biological activity; Neem; Pharmacological properties; Toxicological profile

Indexed keywords

2,30' DEHYDROSALANOL GEDUNIN; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTIN; AZADIRACHTOL; AZADIRONOLIDE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; ISOAZADIRONOLIDE; ISOMELDENIN; MAHMOODIN; MOLLUSCACIDE; NAHEEDIN; NIMBIN; NIMOCINOL; NIMOLICINOL; ODORATONE; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CANCER PREVENTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENOTOXICITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALARIA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIZATION; STOMACH ULCER;

ANIMALIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CAPRA HIRCUS; HARNESS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70350025553     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-009-9144-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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