A review of plants of genus Leucas

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 13-26

  Chouhan, Hemendra S ^a   Singh, Sushil K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioactive constituents; Ethnomedicinal plants; Leucas

Indexed keywords

COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; LEUCAS ASPERA EXTRACT; LEUCAS GLABRATA EXTRACT; LEUCAS INFLATA EXTRACT; LEUCAS LAVANDULAEFOLIA EXTRACT; LEUCAS MOLLISIMA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOBOTANY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SKIN INFLAMMATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 79959304675     PISSN: 21412502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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