Ficus carica Linn.-An overview

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 246-253

  Patil, Vikas V ^a   Patil, Vijay R ^a  

^a TVES's H'ble Loksevak Madhukarrao Chaudhari College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Anjir; Fici; Ficus carica; Pharmacognosy; Photochemistry; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FICUS CARICA EXTRACT; INSULIN; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RIFAMPICIN; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEVER; FICUS; FICUS CARICA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS CARICA; MORACEAE;

EID: 77957120452     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.246.253     Document Type: Article

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