Borago officinalis Linn. An important medicinal plant of Mediterranean region: Review

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-34

  Gupta, Mayank ^a   Singh, Swati ^b  

^a Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)   (India)

Author keywords

Linolenic acid; Borage; Borago officinalis; Gaozaban

Indexed keywords

BORAGO OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FATTY ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; ROSMARINIC ACID; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASIA; BORAGINACEAE; BORAGO; BRONCHITIS; COLD; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EUROPE; FLOWER; HEART PROTECTION; HERB; HOT FLUSH; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFUSION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENOPAUSE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AFRICA; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 79952030969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0976044X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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