Studies on phytochemical constituents of six Malaysian medicinal plants

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 067-072

  Krishnaiah, D ^a   Devi, T ^a   Bono, A ^a   Sarbatly, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Medicinal plants; Phytochemical constituents; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS EXTRACT; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA EXTRACT; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PHENOL; PHLOBATANNIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA;

EID: 73849135279     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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