Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal herbs in Jordan, the Northern Badia region

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Alzweiri, Muhammed ^a   Sarhan, Ali Al ^b   Mansi, Kamal ^b   Hudaib, Mohammad ^a   Aburjai, Talal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Ethnopharmacology; Fic; Folkloric medicine; Jordan; Medicinal plants; Northern Badia; Use value

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS EXTRACT; ACHILLEA FALCATA EXTRACT; ALHAGI MAURORUM EXTRACT; ALOYSIA CITRODORA EXTRACT; ANISUM VULGARE EXTRACT; ANKYROPETALUM GYPSOPHILOIDES EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA HERBA ALBA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA JUDAICA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA MONOSPERMA EXTRACT; BRASSICA OLERACEA EXTRACT; CALLIGONUM COMOSUM EXTRACT; CAPPARIS CARTILAGINEA EXTRACT; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA MOLMOL EXTRACT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CORIDOTHYMUS CAPITATUS EXTRACT; CUMINUM CYMINUM EXTRACT; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS EXTRACT; CYDONIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; ECBALLIUM ELATERIUM EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHUS TRIPARTITA EXTRACT; SAFFLOWER EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; TAMARIX APHYLLA EXTRACT; TEUCRIUM POLIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WATERMELON EXTRACT;

ACHILLEA FALCATA; ALHAGI MAURORUM; ALOYSIA CITRODORA; ANISUM VULGARE; ANKYROPETALUM GYPSOPHILOIDES; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA HERBA ALBA; ARTEMISIA JUDAICA; ARTEMISIA MONOSPERMA; BARLEY; BLACK CUMIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CABBAGE; CALLIGONUM COMOSUM; CAPPARIS CARTILAGINEA; COLOCYNTH; COMMIPHORA; CONSTIPATION; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; CORIDOTHYMUS CAPITATUS; CUMIN; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; CYDONIA VULGARIS; DELIVERY; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; ECBALLIUM ELATERIUM; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FENNEL; FENUGREEK; FERULA ASSA FOETIDA; FICUS CARICA; FICUS SYCOMORUS; FLOWER; FOLIAGE; FRUIT; GARLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GLAUCIUM CORNICULATUM; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMORRHOID; HERB; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; JORDAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LAURUS NOBILIS; LAVANDULA LATIFOLIA; LAWSONIA INERMIS; LENTIL; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; LETTUCE; LUPINUS ALBUS; MAIZE; MALVA SYLVESTRIS; MATRICARIA AUREA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA SPICATA; NERIUM OLEANDER; NONHUMAN; OKRA; OLIVE TREE; ONION; ORIGANUM MAJORANA; PAIN; PARONYCHIA ARGENTEA; PEGANUM HARMALA; PETROSELINUM SATIVUM; PHAGNALON RUPESTRE; PISTACIA PALAESTINA; PLANT BULB; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; POMEGRANATE; PRIMULA VERIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADISH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHUS CORIARIA; RHUS TRIPARTITA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; ROSEMARY; RUBIA TINCTORUM; RUMEX ACETOSA; RUTA CHALEPENSIS; SAFFLOWER; SALVADORA PERSICA; SALVIA TRILOBA; SENNA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SMILAX ASPERA; SPASMOLYSIS; TAMARIX APHYLLA; TEUCRIUM POLIUM; URTICA PILULIFERA; WATERMELON;

ACHILLEA FALCATA; ARTEMISIA HERBA-ALBA; TAMARIX APHYLLA; TEUCRIUM POLIUM;

EID: 80052024748     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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