Chemical composition, therapeutic potential and perspectives of Foeniculum vulgare

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 346-352

  Garg, Chanchal ^a   Khan, S A ^a   Ansari, S H ^a   Suman, Arti ^b   Garg, Munish ^b  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antioxidant; Foeniculum vulgare; Mosquito repellent; Volatile oil

Indexed keywords

1,3,3 TRIMETHYL 2 NORCAMPHANONE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANETHOLE; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; FLAVONOID; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; MEFENAMIC ACID; PHENOL; TERPENE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FENNEL; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; STOMACH DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FOENICULUM VULGARE;

EID: 77953415697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09737847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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