Herbal antitussives and expectorants - A review

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 5-9

  Gairola, Seema ^a   Gupta, Vikas ^b   Bansal, Parveen ^c   Singh, Ranjit ^a   Maithani, Mukesh ^a  

^a SHOBHIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BABA FARID UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^c POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antitussive activity; Cough; Expectorants; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; EXPECTORANT AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IPECAC;

ABIES WEBBIANA; ABRUS; ACACIA CONCINNA; ACORUS CALAMUS; ADHATODA VASICA; AGARICUS ALBUS; AILANTHUS EXCELSA; ALHAGI PSEUDALHAI; ALLIUM ODORUM; ALTHAE OFFICINALIS; AMOMUM AROMATICUM; ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANISE; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; AZIMA TETRACANTHA; BACOPA MONNIERI; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; BALSAMODENDRON MYRRHA; BELAMCANA CHINENSIS; BISCHOFIA JAVANICA; BLEPHARIS LINARIAEFOLIA; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA; CAESALPINA BONDUCELLA; CASSIA TORA; CELOSIA CRISTATA; CHELIDONIUM MAJOR; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; CITRUS JAPONICA; COLEUS AMBOINICUS; COUGHING; CRESSA CRETICA; CURCUMA LONGA; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA; DRUG ACTIVITY; ECLIPTA ALBA; ELECAMPANE; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUPHORBIA ANTIQUORUM; EUPHORBIA HIRATA; EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS; FENNEL; GINKGO BILOBA; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; HUMAN; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; LEEK; LINDERA BENZOIN; LOBELIA INFLATE; MEDICINAL PLANT; OCIMUM SANCTUM; PAPAVER RHOES; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PISTACIA CHINENIS; PLANTAGO LANCOLATA; PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM; POLEMONIUM REPTANS; POLYGALA AMARA; POLYGALA SENEGA; POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM; PRUNUS ARMENICA; REVIEW; SANGUINARIA CANADENIS; SIDA RHOMBIFOLLA; THYME; VIOLA ADORATA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; ZINGEBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 79952013917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0976044X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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