Medicinal uses and pharmacological properties of Moringa oleifera

International Journal of Phytomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-216

  Kumar, Sudhir P ^a   Mishra, Debasis ^a   Ghosh, Goutam ^a   Panda, Chandra S ^b  

^a SIKSHA O ANUSANDHAN DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

carotene; Anitumor; Moringa oleifera

Indexed keywords

ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; AYURVEDA; BARK; DIARRHEA; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FLOWER; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LIVER PROTECTION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; ULCER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79953297478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09750185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5138/ijpm.2010.0975.0185.02031     Document Type: Review

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