Role of natural herbs in the treatment of hypertension

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 30-40

  Tabassum, Nahida ^a   Ahmad, Feroz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive; herbs; hypertension; hypotensive; medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIA MANSHURIENSIS EXTRACT; ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS EXTRACT; CAPPARIS CARTILAGINEA EXTRACT; CAPTOPRIL; CARUM COPTICUM EXTRACT; CASSIA ABSUS EXTRACT; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; CASTANOSPERMUM AUSTRALE EXTRACT; COLEUS FORSKOHLII EXTRACT; CRINUM GLAUCUM EXTRACT; CUSCUTA REFLEXA EXTRACT; DESMODIUM STYRACIFOLIUM EXTRACT; FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; LAVANDULA STOECHAS EXTRACT; LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM EXTRACT; LINSEED OIL; LUMNITZERA RACEMOSA OIL; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; MUSANGA CECROPIODES EXTRACT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; PEGANUM HARMALA EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; RAUWOLFIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

AGATHOSMA BETULINA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARISTOLOCHIA MANSHURIENSIS; ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; ASTHMA; BASIL; BRADYCARDIA; CACAO; CAPPARIS CARTILAGINEA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARROT; CARUM COPTICUM; CASSIA ABSUS; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS; CASTANOSPERMUM AUSTRALE; CELERY; COLEUS FORSKOHLII; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CRINUM GLAUCUM; CUSCUTA REFLEXA; DESMODIUM STYRACIFOLIUM; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA; GARLIC; GINGER; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LAVANDULA STOECHAS; LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM; LINSEED; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUMNITZERA RACEMOSA; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSANGA CECROPIODES; NONHUMAN; NOSE CONGESTION; OAT; PEGANUM HARMALA; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; POMEGRANATE; RADISH; RAUWOLFIA; REVIEW; SESAME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEA; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION; VISCUM ALBUM; VITEX DONIANA; WHEAT;

EID: 79955101863     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.79097     Document Type: Review

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