A review on Balanites aegyptiaca Del (desert date): Phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 55-62

  Chothani, Daya L ^a   Vaghasiya, H U ^b  

^a Pioneer Pharmacy Degree College   (India)

^b Department of Pharmacognosy   (India)

Author keywords

Balanites aegyptiaca; Balanitin; desert date

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; BALANITINE 1; BALANITINE 2; BALANITINE 3; BALANITINE 4; BALANITINE 5; BALANITINE 6; BALANITINE 7; BALANITOSIDE; CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FUROSEMIDE; INDOMETACIN; ISOQUERCITRIN; ISORHAMNETIN; METHANOL; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; OXALIPLATIN; PETROLEUM ETHER; PRAZIQUANTEL; RUTOSIDE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIPER VENOM; XANTHINE OXIDASE; YAMOGENIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTHRAX; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BARK; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BODY WEIGHT; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONSTIPATION; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DIARRHEA; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DYSENTERY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPSY; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEART PROTECTION; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; JAUNDICE; LEUKEMIA; LEUKODERMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER PROTECTION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PERTUSSIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SHELLFISH POISONING; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STOMACH PAIN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYPHILIS; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; WORM INFECTION; WOUND HEALING; YELLOW FEVER;

BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 79955091950     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.79100     Document Type: Review

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