Calotropis gigantea R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae): A review

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-14

  Joshi, Himanshu ^a   Gururaja, M P ^a   Suares, Divya ^b  

^a NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SVKM s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies   (India)

Author keywords

Asclepiadaceae; Calotropis gigantea; Pharmacological activities; Phytochemical constituents

Indexed keywords

4' O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSYL FRUGOSIDE; ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CALOTROPIN; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA EXTRACT; CARDENOLIDE DERIVATIVE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; FRUGOSIDE; LATEX; PENTOBARBITAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CONTRACEPTION; CONVULSION; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEVER; FLOWER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PEST CONTROL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEDATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 79954524717     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09752366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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