Phytochemical and pharmacological potential of kair (Capparis Decidua)

International Journal of Phytomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-17

  Rathee, Sushila ^a   Rathee, Permender ^a   Rathee, Dharmender ^b   Rathee, Deepti ^b   Kumar, Vikash ^a  

^a PDM College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b JCDM College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Capparis decidua; Pharmacology; Phytochemical; Traditional system of medicine

Indexed keywords

14 N ACETYLCODONOCARPINE; 15 N ACETYLCAPPARISINE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CADABISINE; CAPPARIDISINE; CAPPARIS DECIDUA EXTRACT; CAPPARISINE; CAPPARISININE; CODONOCARPINE; DECIDUA TERPENOLIDE A; GLUCOCAPPARIN; ISOCODONOCARPINE; METHYL ISOCYANATE; PHTHALIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; RUTOSIDE; SITOSTEROL; SPERMIDINE ALKALOID; STACHYDRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BARK; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS DECIDUA; COUGHING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEVER; FRUIT; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INFLAMMATION; JAUNDICE; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; SWELLING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 78149381620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09750185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5138/ijpm.2010.0975.0185.02002     Document Type: Review

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