Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Ficus religiosa: A review

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 565-583

  Singh, Damanpreet ^a   Singh, Bikram ^b   Goel, Rajesh Kumar ^a  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; Ficus religiosa L.; Phytochemistry; Sacred tree; Traditional use; Unani

Indexed keywords

ALKANOL; AMINO ACID; BERGAPTEN; BETA SITOSTERYL DEXTRO GLUCOSIDE; FICUS RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; FUROCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; CONVULSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; FICUS RELIGIOSA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MORACEAE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STOMACH DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND;

FICUS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

FICUS RELIGIOSA; MORACEAE;

EID: 79954415887     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.046     Document Type: Review

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