A medicinal potency of Momordica charantia

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-100

  Sathish Kumar, D ^a   Vamshi Sharathnath, K ^a   Yogeswaran, P ^a   Harani, A ^a   Sudhakar, K ^a   Sudha, P ^a   Banji, David ^a  

^a Nalanda College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Description; Diabetes; HIV; Medicinal potency; Momordica charantia linn

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; INSULIN; MOMORDICA ANTIHUMAN IMMUNOVIRUS PROTEIN 30; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MOMORDIN; PIPERAZINE; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTRACEPTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG USE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FLOWER; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEARTBURN; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; LEPROSY; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; MELANOMA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SARCOMA; STOMACH ULCER; TOXICITY TESTING; ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79952035539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0976044X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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