Phytopharmacologic aspects of Canscora decussata Roem and Schult

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 49-57

  Sethiya, Neeraj ^a   Patel, M ^a   Mishra, S ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

phenolic compounds; Shankhpushpi; triterpenoids; xanthones

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXY 3,5,6 TRIMETHOXYXANTHONE; 1 METHOXY 3,5 DIHYDROXYXANTHONE; 1,3,6 TRIHYDROXY 5 METHOXYXANTHONE; 1,5,6 TRIHYDROXY 3 METHOXYXANTHONE; 1,6 DIHYDROXY 3,5 DIMETHOXYXANTHONE; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; AMPHETAMINE; BETA AMYRIN; BRAINTA; CAMPESTEROL; CANSCORA DECUSSATA EXTRACT; CANSCORADIONE; EPIFRIEDELANOL; FRIDELAN 3 BETA OL; FRIEDELIN; GLUANONE; LOLIOLIDE; MANGIFERIN; MENOCARE; MENOTAB; MORPHINE; NARVINOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PUREX; RESERPINE; RESTORE; SAFI; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL; TERPENOID; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BILE FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; CANSCORA DECUSSATA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENTIANACEAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT TAXONOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; REVIEW; SLEEP TIME; SPERMICIDICITY; TAXONOMY;

CANSCORA DECUSSATA;

EID: 77955707192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09737847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.65326     Document Type: Review

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