Literature review on pharmacological potentials of Kalanchoe pinnata (Crassulaceae)

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1258-1262

  Biswas, Subrata Kumar ^a   Chowdhury, Anusua ^a   Das, Joysree ^a   Zahid Hosen, S M ^a   Uddin, Riaz ^b   Rahaman, Shahedur Md ^a  

^a BGC Trust University Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^b STAMFORD UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Immunosuppressive; Kalanchoe pinnata; Nephroprotective; Neuropharmacological; Phytochemical

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; ANTIUROLITHIASIS AGENT; BERSALDEGENIN 3 ACETIC ACID; BRYOPHYLLIN A; BRYOPHYLLIN C; BUFADIENOLIDE DERIVATIVE; DIURETIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; KALANCHOE PINNATA EXTRACT; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIALLERGIC ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIUROLITHIATIC ACTIVITY; CONVULSION; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATION; KALANCHOE; KALANCHOE PINNATA; LEISHMANIASIS ACTIVITY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; UROLITHIASIS; WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80053013963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.273     Document Type: Review

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