Sphaeranthus indicus: A Review of its Chemical, Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Properties

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-179

  Makhija, I K ^a   Richard, L ^a   Kirti, S P ^a   Saleemullah, K ^a   Jessy, M ^a   Annie, S ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Antioxidant; Chemistry; Sphaeranthus indicus; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CATALASE; CHLOROFORM; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; CHOLESTEROL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DICLOFENAC; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; NEOMYCIN; PARACETAMOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SPAHERANTHUS INDICUS EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIALLERGIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; ANTIMACROFILARICIDAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHODILATOR ACTIVITY; BRONCHOSPASM; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EYE INFECTION; FEVER; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; POWDER MICROSCOPY; PSYCHOTROPIC ACTIVITY; SKIN DISEASE; SPAHERANTHUS INDICUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79957873864     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.171.179     Document Type: Article

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