The phytochemical and pharmacological profile of persea americana Mill

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 77-84

  Yasir, Mohammad ^a   Das, Sattwik ^b   Kharya, M ^b  

^a Malhotra College   (India)

^b DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antihypertension; glycosylated abscisic acid; lauraceae; persea americana

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ADENINE; ALKALOID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; BENZYLADENINE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CELLULOSE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESSENTIAL OIL; GIBBERELLIC ACID; INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID; PEPTONE; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGALACTURONASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AVOCADO; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STOMACH PAIN; VASODILATATION; WOUND HEALING;

LAURACEAE; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 77955681888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09737847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.65332     Document Type: Review

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