Opportunities for the exploration, investigation and utilization for biological activity of novel medicinal plants

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Misra, Meena ^a,b  

^a Institute of Frontier Sciences and Biotechnology   (India)

^b FAKIR MOHAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANACARDIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; ARTEMESIA ANNUA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CALLISTEMON LANCEOLATUS EXTRACT; CASAREEP; CASSIA ALATA EXTRACT; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; EUDESMA 4(14),7(11) DIENE; GONIOTHALAMIN; GONIOTHALAMUS UMBROSUS EXTRACT; HIGH FRUCTOSE AGAVE SYRUP; HYPTIS SPICIGERA EXTRACT; INDOLE ALKALOID; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA EXTRACT; KIGELIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; MORPHINE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PERICARPIUM TRICHOSANTHIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STYRENE DERIVATIVE; SWEETENING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALOE VERA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTEMESIA ANNUA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIDENS PILOSA; CALLISTEMON LANCEOLATUS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CASHEW NUT; CASSAVA; CASSIA ALATA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COCONUT; CONTRACEPTION; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DERMATITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GONIOTHALAMUS; GONIOTHALAMUS UMBROSUS; HUMAN; HYPTIS SPICIGERA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; JATROPHA CURCAS; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA; KIGELIA AFRICANA; LIVER PROTECTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PERICARPIUM TRICHOSANTHIS; PLEUROTUS TUBER REGIUM; POMEGRANATE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS;

EID: 73649092126     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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