An ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. and Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-296

  Rastogi, Subha ^a   Pandey, Madan Mohan ^a   Rawat, Ajay Kumar Singh ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Desmodium; Desmodium adscendens; Desmodium gangeticum; Ethnomedicinal; Pharmacology; Phytochemical constituents

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS EXTRACT; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM EXTRACT; FLAVONE; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; FREE RADICAL; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; PHENETHYLAMINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PIRACETAM; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PTEROCARPAN DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN; SCAVENGER; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; STEROL; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; LEISHMANIASIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDLINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; TOXICOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ULCER;

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FABACEAE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

DESMODIUM; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM; FABACEAE; PAPILIONOIDEAE;

EID: 79958042260     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.031     Document Type: Review

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