A review on phytochemical and pharmacological investigations of miswak (Salvadora persica Linn)

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-117

  Akhtar, Jamal ^a   Siddique, Khalid ^a   Bi, Salma ^a   Mujeeb, Mohd ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Miswak; oral hygiene; salvadora

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CARYOPHYLLENE; CINEOLE; EUGENOL; FATTY ACID ESTER; FLAVONOID; LINOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PENTOBARBITAL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SALVADORA PERSICA EXTRACT; STEARIC ACID; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERTILITY; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LOCOMOTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALVADORA PERSICA; SEDATION; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; ULCER;

SALVADORA (ANGIOSPERM); SALVADORA PERSICA; SALVADORACEAE;

EID: 79952926290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09757406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.76488     Document Type: Review

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