A comprehensive review on Nymphaea stellata: A traditionally used bitter

Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology and Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-319

  Mohan Maruga Raja, M K ^a   Sethiya, Neeraj Kumar ^a   Mishra, S H ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Bitter; indian blue water lily; Nymphaea nouchali; nymphayol

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,6 TETRA 2 GALLOYL DEOXYGLUCOSE; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ASTRAGALIN; CHLOROFORM; CORILAGIN; DEOXYGLUCOSE; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISOKAEMPFERIDE; KAEMPFEROL; NYMPHAEA STELLATA EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 METHYL ETHER; SAPONIN; STEROL; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BERRY; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLOWER; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KARYOTYPE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NYMPHAEA; NYMPHAEA STELLATA; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 79952979073     PISSN: 22314040     EISSN: 09762094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0110-5558.72424     Document Type: Review

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