A comparison of the immunostimulatory effects of the medicinal herbs Echinacea, Ashwagandha and Brahmi

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 231-235

  Yamada, Koji ^a   Hung, Pham ^a   Park, Tae Kyu ^b   Park, Pyo Jam ^b   Lim, Beong Ou ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ashwagandha; Brahmi; Immunostimulatory activity; Medical herb

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 2; LECTIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACOPA MONNIERI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIET; ECHINACEA; HERB; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BACOPA; BODY WEIGHT; CELLS, CULTURED; CONCANAVALIN A; DIET; EATING; ECHINACEA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-2; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPLEEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; WITHANIA;

ANIMALIA; BACOPA MONNIERI; RATTUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 80052022240     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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