Traditional uses, medicinal properties, and phytopharmacology of Ficus racemosa: A review

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 672-681

  Ahmed, Faiyaz ^a   Urooj, Asna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Ficus racemosa; Medicinal properties; Phytopharmacology; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA AMYRIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; DICHLOROMETHANE; FICUS RACEMOSA EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUCRALFATE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; AYURVEDA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DYSENTERY; FEVER; FICUS; FICUS RACEMOSA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IC 50; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TOXICITY TESTING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; INDIA; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ANIMALS; FICUS; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 77952944704     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880200903241861     Document Type: Review

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