Curculigo orchioides: The black gold with numerous health benefits

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 613-623

  Chauhan, Nagendra Singh ^a   Sharma, Vikas ^a   Thakur, Mayank ^a   Dixit, Vinod Kumar ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Curculigo orchioides; Extracts; Medicine, Ayurvedic

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; APHRODISIAC AGENT; CURCULIGO ORCHOIDES EXTRACT; DIURETIC AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLYCOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; KAMPO; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BLINDNESS; BRONCHITIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CURCULIGO; CURCULIGO ORCHOIDES; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DYSPNEA; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EYE DISEASE; GLYCATION; GONORRHEA; HYDROPHOBIA; INDIA; INDIGESTION; JAUNDICE; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUCILAGE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHOBIA; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; RHIZOME; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TAXONOMY; VOMITING;

APHRODISIACS; CURCULIGO; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 77955465563     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20100703     Document Type: Review

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