Phytochemical and pharmacological investigations on Adhatoda zeylanica (Medic.): A review

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 513-519

  Alam, Khursheed ^a   Pathak, Devender ^a   Ansari, S H ^b  

^a NH # 2 ^*  (India)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acanthaceae; Adhatoda zeylanica; Bronchodilator; Vasicine; Vasicinone

Indexed keywords

ADHATODA ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASICINE; VASICININE; VASICINOL; VASICINONE; VASICOLINE;

ADHATODA ZEYLANICA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; CHIKUNGUNYA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG FORMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 77958053322     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0975-3575(10)80041-0     Document Type: Review

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