Phytochemical and pharmacological review of Lagenaria sicereria

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-272

  Prajapati, Rakesh ^a   Kalariya, Manisha ^a   Parmar, Sachin ^a   Sheth, Navin ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical constituents; cucurbitaceae; ethnomedical uses; Lagenaria siceraria; pharmacological profile

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSIDE; GOJI EXTRACT; ISOORIENTIN; ISOVITEXIN; LAGENARIA SICERERIA EXTRACT; LUTONARIN; MORPHINE; PIPERAZINE CITRATE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONARIN; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEXIN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CUCUMBER; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOBOTANY; FRUIT JUICE; GOJI; IMMUNOMODULATION; LAGENARIA SICERERIA; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 79952976738     PISSN: 09759476     EISSN: 09762809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-9476.74431     Document Type: Review

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