The botany, chemistry, pharmacological and therapeutic application of Oxalis Corniculata Linn-A review

International Journal of Phytomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 01-08

  Badwaik, Hemant ^a   Singh, Mukesh Kumar ^a   Thakur, Deepa ^a   Giri, Tapan Kumar ^a   Tripathi, D K ^a  

^a RUNGTA COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antioxidant; Galacto glycerolipid; Oxalis corniculata; Pharmacological activities

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ALCOHOL; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; ISOORIENTIN; ISOVITEXIN; METHANOL; OXALIS CORNICULATA EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; SWERTISIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ALLELOPATHY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANGIOSPERM; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BOTANY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; HUMAN; IC 50; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OXALIS CORNICULATA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND;

EID: 79960317135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09750185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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