Pharmacognostic standardization, physico-and phytochemical evaluation of Amaranthus spinosus Linn. root

Journal of Young Pharmacists

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-225

  Jhade, D ^a   Ahirwar, D ^a   Jain, R ^a   Sharma, N K ^a   Gupta, S ^a  

^a Chouksey College of Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus spinosus Linn; Pharmacognostic standardization; Physicochemical evaluations

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; BENZENE; CALCIUM OXALATE; CHLOROFORM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IODINE; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; SAPONIN; SUGAR; TANNIN; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ARTICLE; ASH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG QUALITY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; ROOT CORTEX; STANDARDIZATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; XYLEM;

EID: 80051897970     PISSN: 09751483     EISSN: 09751505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.83770     Document Type: Article

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