An overview: Phannacognostic properties of Phyllanthus atnarus Linn

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-45

  Joseph, B ^a   Raj, S J ^a  

^a MALANKARA CATHOLIC COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Amarulone; Antidiuretic; Antioxidant; Antiseptic; Antiviral; Pharmacological; Phyllanthus amarus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALOID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LIGNIN; NIRANTHIN; NIRTETRALIN; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PHYLTETRALIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ASCITES; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHMA; AYURVEDA; BRONCHITIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONSTIPATION; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; DYSENTERY; DYSPEPSIA; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; GONORRHEA; HABITAT; HEART PROTECTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IC 50; JAUNDICE; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LEUKORRHEA; LIVER PROTECTION; LYMPHOMA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TAXONOMY; PRURITUS; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; SARCOMA; SCABIES; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN BRUISING; SKIN SWELLING; SKIN ULCER; TINEA; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; WOUND;

EID: 78649391184     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.40.45     Document Type: Review

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