In vitro antioxidant activity of Hab-E-Jund [unani medicine] prescribed for febrile convulsions

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 943-949

  Koneru, Anupama ^a   Satyanarayana, S ^b   Mukkanti, K ^c   Khan, K Abedulla ^a  

^a SULTAN UL ULOOM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Disodium ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid; Free radical scavenging; Hab e jund; Metal chelation; Unani

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; FREE RADICAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANOL; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ALOE; ALOE BARBIDENSIS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANISE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARAB; ARTICLE; CASTOREUM; CHELATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHINIUM DENUDATUM; DISEASE COURSE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GREECE; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; IRAN; LARKSPUR; MEDICINAL PLANT; PAEONIA; PAEONIA OFFICINALIS; PRESCRIPTION; PTYCHOTIS AJOWAN; WRIGHTIA TINCTORIA;

EID: 77953188095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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