Indian medicinal plants: A rich source of natural immuno-modulator

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-205

  Archana, ^a   Jatawa, Suresh ^a   Paul, Rajkumar ^b   Tiwari, Archana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ANAND ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Immunomodulator; Medicinal plant; Natural medicine; Therapeutic agent

Indexed keywords

ABRUS EXTRACT; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ALLIUM ASATIVUM EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; AVOCADO EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; COLCHICINE DERIVATIVE; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; ECLIPTA ALBA EXTRACT; EMBILICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFYCINALIS EXTRACT; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES EXTRACT; FORSKOLIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; MUSCARINE DERIVATIVE; NYCTANTHES ARBOR TRISTIS EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PHORBOL ESTER; PHYLANTHUS EMBILICA EXTRACT; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ABRUS; ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ALLIUM ASATIVUM; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; AYURVEDA; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EMBILICA OFFICINALIS; EMBLICA OFFYCINALIS; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INDIA; INNATE IMMUNITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NYCTANTHES ARBOR TRISTIS; PHYLANTHUS EMBILICA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 79957832617     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.198.205     Document Type: Article

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