Phytopharmacological review of Xanthium strumarium L. (Cocklebur)

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 129-139

  Kamboj, Anjoo ^a   Saluja, Ajay ^b  

^a Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b AR Patel and GH Patel Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; pharmacological activities; phenols; phytotherapy; sulphated glycoside; Xanthium strumarium

Indexed keywords

8 EPIXANTHATIN; 8 EPIXANTHATIN 5 BETA EPOXIDE; ATRACTYLOSIDE; CARBOXYATRACTYLOSIDE; PHENOL; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTOXICITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; XANTHIUM;

EID: 77957260668     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.69154     Document Type: Review

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