Equietum arvense: Pharmacology and phytochemistry - a review

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 146-150

  Sandhu, Navdeep Singh ^a   Kaur, Sarabjit ^b   Chopra, Divneet ^a  

^a G H G Khalsa College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Common horsetail; Equisetum arvense; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; COSMETIC; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; EQUIETUM ARVENSE EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSIDE; MINERAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; SAPONIN; SILICATE; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOPECIA; ANALGESIA; ANEMIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BONE GROWTH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLD INJURY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIURESIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EQUIETUM ARVENSE; EQUISETUM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LIVER PROTECTION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NAIL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SEIZURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VARICOSIS; VASODILATATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77957566189     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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