Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.): A medicinal plant with myriad biological properties - A short review

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 2836-2847

  Miguel, Maria G ^a   Neves, Maria A ^a   Antunes, Maria D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biological activities; Polyphenols; Punica granatum L.

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ELLAGIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHANOL; POLYPHENOL; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; PUNICALAGIN; PUNICALIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROLITHIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FLOWER; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; POMEGRANATE; POMEGRANATE JUICE; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPARISON; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 79251590557     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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