Eugenol: A natural compound with versatile pharmacological actions

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1999-2006

  Pramod, Kannissery ^a   Ansari, Shahid H ^a   Ali, Javed ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Clove oil; Eugenol; Pharmacological actions

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZOCAINE; BENZYLEUGENOL; CLOVE OIL; EUGENOL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIPIZIDE; INDOMETACIN; ISOPRENALINE; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYLETHYLEUGENOL; PHENYLEUGENOL; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RETENTION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REVIEW; VASODILATATION;

SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 78751519802     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1000501236     Document Type: Review

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