Pharmacological and therapeutic activity of Cissus quadrangularis: An overview

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1298-1310

  Mishra, Garima ^a   Srivastava, Saurabh ^b   Nagori, B P ^c  

^a Swami Vivekanand College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Lachoo Memorial College of Science and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Cissus quadrangularis; Hadjod; Pharmacological activities; Phytochemical constituents; Phytochemistry

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS EXTRACT; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANEMIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BONE MINERALIZATION; BURN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS; CONSTIPATION; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; EYE DISEASE; FRACTURE HEALING; GASTRITIS; LIPID METABOLISM; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND;

EID: 77954720425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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