Phytochemical and pharmacological potential of Hygrophila spinosa T. Anders

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 330-341

  Patra, Arjun ^a   Jha, Shivesh ^b   Murthy, P Narasimha ^c  

^a IFTM   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acanthaceae; Anticancer; Flavonoids; Hygrophila spinosa; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

25 OXO HENTRIACONTANYL ACETATE; 3 METHYLNONACOSANE; APIGENIN 7 GLUCURONIDE; APIGETRIN; ARABINOSE; ASTERACANTHICINE; ASTERACANTHINE; BETA CAROTENE; BETULIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HENTRIACONTANE; HISTIDINE; LINOLEIC ACID; LUPENONE; LUPEOL; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 7 RUTINOSIDE; MALTOSE; METHYL 8 N HEXYLTETRACOSANOATE; MYRISTIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE; RHAMNOSE; SITOSTEROL; STEARIC ACID; STIGMASTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XYLOSE;

ACANTHACEAE; ASH; DRUG ACTIVITY; FLOWER; HUMAN; HYGROPHILA SPINOSA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RAT; REVIEW;

ACANTHACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; HYGROPHILA; MUCOR MUCEDO; MUS; RATTUS; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 77953389032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09737847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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