Bioactive potential of Anethum graveolens, Foeniculum vulgare and Trachyspermum ammi belonging to the family Umbelliferae - Current status

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 087-094

  Kaur, Gurinder Jeet ^a   Arora, Daljit Singh ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anethum graveolens; Antimicrobials; Bioactivity; Foeniculum vulgare; Medicinal plants; Trachyspermum ammi

Indexed keywords

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; FUROCOUMARIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BOTANY; DILL; DYSMENORRHEA; FENNEL; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UMBELLIFERAE;

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS; APIACEAE; FOENICULUM VULGARE; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI;

EID: 76149100235     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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