The promise of traditional medicines

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 808-812

  Ansari, J A ^a   Inamdar, N N ^b  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Allana College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Herbal drugs; Plant derived modern drugs; Synergistic and or side effects nullifying combinations; Traditional medicines

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ATROPINE; CAPSAICIN; CASCARA SAGRADA; CHAMOMILE; COLCHICINE; CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EPHEDRINE; GINGER EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PRIMROSE OIL; QUININE; RESERPINE; RUSCUS EXTRACT; SARCOCOCCA SALIGNA EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; TEA TREE OIL; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; TURMERIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALERIAN; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BURN; CINCHONA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CROCUS; CURCUMA LONGA; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; ECZEMA; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALARIA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MASTALGIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTION SICKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PAIN; PEPPER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RHIZOME; SARCOCOCCA SALIGNA; SENILE DEMENTIA; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN IRRITATION; SLEEP DISORDER; STANDARDIZATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VEIN DISEASE;

EID: 77958001736     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.808.812     Document Type: Article

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