Phytochemical analysis and anti-inflammatory potential of Fenugreek

Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-44

  Chauhan, Geetanjali ^a   Sharma, Manisha ^a   Varma, Ajit ^a   Kharkwal, Harsha ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fenugreek; Medicinal plant; Saponins; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; FENUGREEK; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE;

TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 78651364679     PISSN: 09754261     EISSN: 09756892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5958/j.0975-4261.2.1.005     Document Type: Article

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