A review on medicinal plants as a source of anti-inflammatory agents

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-115

  Shah, B N ^a   Seth, A K ^b   Maheshwari, K M ^a  

^a Vidyabharti Trust College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b K M SHAH DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Herbal products; Plant families

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; ARTEMISININ; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; BIGELOVIN; BRIDELIA FERRUGINEA EXTRACT; COSTUNOLIDE; CUMANIN; DEHYDROCOSTUNOLIDE; DEOXYMIKANOLIDE; DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA EXTRACT; EHRETIANONE; ERGOLIDE; FERULOYLTYRAMINE DERIVATIVE; GRAPTOPHYLLUM PICTUM EXTRACT; HELENALIN; HYPERIN; INUVISCOLIDE; ISOQUERCITRIN; LUPEOL; MICROPHYLLONE; MULBERRY EXTRACT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; OLEANOLIC ACID; PAEDERIA FOETIDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SIGESBECKIA GLABRESCENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; APIALES; APOCYNACEAE; ARDISIA VILLOSA; ARGYREIA SPECIOSA; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA; ARISTOLOCHIA KAEMPFERI; ARISTOLOCHIA RECURVILABRA; ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASTERACEAE; BASIL; BIDENS BIPINNATA; BUPLEURUM CHINENSE; CARMONA MICROPHYLLA; CHRONIC PAIN; COUGHING; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA; DROSERACEAE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EDEMA; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEVER; GLECHOMA BREVITUBA; GRANULOMA; GRAPTOPHYLLUM PICTUM; HORSFIELDIA AMYGDALINIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INULA CHINENSIS; LONICERA JAPONICA; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIKANIA CORDATA; MYRISTICACEAE; MYRSINACEAE; NONHUMAN; PAEDERIA FOETIDA; PAW EDEMA; PRURITUS; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SIGESBECKIA GLABRESCENS; STOMACH DISEASE; TRACHELOSPERMUM ASIATICUM;

EID: 77957131185     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.101.115     Document Type: Article

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