Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz.: Phytochemical and pharmacological profile: A review

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 364-374

  Kamboj, Anjoo ^a   Saluja, Ajay Kumar ^b  

^a Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b AR Patel and GH Patel Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Bryophyllum pinnatum; Bufadienolides; Clinical trials; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

3,8 DIMETHOXY 4,5,7 TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; ALKALOID; ALPHA AMYRIN; ALPHA AMYRINACETATE; ASTRAGALIN; BETA AMYRIN; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM EXTRACT; BUFADIENOLIDE; CAFFEIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN 3 O SYRINGATE; FERULIC ACID; FLAVONOID; FRIEDELIN; KAEMPFEROL; LIPID; LUTEOLIN; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 O DIARABINOSIDE; RUTOSIDE; SYRINGIC ACID; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM; CRASSULACEAE; DRUG ACTIVITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CRASSULACEAE; KALANCHOE PINNATA;

EID: 77953411168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09737847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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