Ficus bengalensis Linn-An overview

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Patil, Vikas V ^a   Patil, Vijay R ^a  

^a TVES's H'ble Loksevak Madhukarrao Chaudhari College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Banyan; Ficus bengalensis; Pharamacognosy; Pharmacology; Phytochemistry; Traditional medicine; Vada

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; FICUS BENGALENSIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INDOMETACIN; LEUCOPELARGONIN; PROMETHAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEVER; FICUS; FICUS BENGALENSIS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STRUCTURES; REVIEW;

EID: 79959643899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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