Ethnomedicinal, pharmacological properties and chemistry of some medicinal plants of Boraginaceae in India

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1153-1175

  Sharma, R A ^a   Singh, B ^a   Singh, D ^a   Chandrawat, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Boraginaceae; Flavonoids; Naphthaquinones; Phenols; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids; Terpenoids; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

ALIZARIN; ALKANNIN; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; APIGENIN; BETA AMYRIN; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; CHORISMIC ACID; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; EMODIN; FLAVONOID; JUGLONE; LASIOCARPINE; LAWSONE; LUPEOL; LUTEOLIN; NAPHTHAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PLUMBAGIN; PROSTAGLANDIN INHIBITOR; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; QUERCETIN; SHIKONIN; SITOSTEROL; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TORMENTIC ACID; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AJUGA; ANTHEMIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BORAGINACEAE; CORDIA; CYNOGLOSSUM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DYSENTERY; HELIOTROPIUM; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; TRICHODESMA; VARIETAS;

BORAGINACEAE;

EID: 75649098987     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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