Role of herbs in the management of asthma

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 247-258

  Prasad, Ranjeeta ^a   Lawania, Rahul Dev ^a   Manvi, ^a   Gupta, Rajiv ^a  

^a BABU BANARASI DAS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; Herbs

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CATECHU EXTRACT; ACALYPHA INDICA EXTRACT; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ADHATODA VASICA EXTRACT; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALBIZIA LEBBECK EXTRACT; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASTERCANTHA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; ASYSTASIA GANGETICA EXTRACT; ATROPA BELLADONNA EXTRACT; BENINCASA HISPIDA EXTRACT; BLUMEA LACERA EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; CALLICARPA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CANNABIS; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS EXTRACT; CLERODENDRUM SERRATUM EXTRACT; CUMINUM CYMINUM EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; DATURA METEL EXTRACT; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ONION EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; AYURVEDA; CALLICARPA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HERB; HUMAN; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 77953466442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09737847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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