Passiflora incarnata Linn: A phytopharmacological review

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 277-280

  Patel, S S ^a   Mohamed Saleem, T S ^a   Ravi, V ^a   Shrestha, B ^a   Verma, N K ^a   Gauthaman, K ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN PHARMACY INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti cancer; Anxiety; Aphrodisiac; Passiflora incarnata

Indexed keywords

PASSIFLORA INCARNATA EXTRACT;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; AYURVEDA; CONVULSION; COUGHING; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INSOMNIA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA; PASSION FRUIT; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 77953369567     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.59731     Document Type: Review

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