Therapeutic plants of ayurveda; a review on anticancer

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Jawaid, Talha ^a   Dubey, Sarvesh Dhar ^a  

^a Hygia Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Lucknow   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer herbal medicines; Cancer

Indexed keywords

AJOENE; ALLICIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CASSIA AURICULATA EXTRACT; CICHORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; COMBRETASTATIN A4; CYNARA CARDUNCULUS EXTRACT; CYNODON DACTYLON EXTRACT; CYTARABINE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; ETOPOSIDE; GRAPEFRUIT EXTRACT; HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MENTHA AQUATICA EXTRACT; PACLITAXEL; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; SAUSSUREA LAPPA EXTRACT; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; TABERNAEMOMTANA DIVARICATA EXTRACT; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ABRUS AGGLUTININ; ACUTE DIARRHEA; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANNONIA RETICULATA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; AYURVEDA; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA; BERBERIS VULGARIS; BLACK CUMIN; BREAST CANCER; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CANCER CELL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CAPSICUM ANNUM; CARDOON; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CEDRUS DEODARA; CELL GROWTH; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLON CANCER; COPTIS; CROCUS SATIVUS; CURCUMA LONGA; CYMBOPOGON FLEXUOSUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESEARCH; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ERUCA SATIVA; EULOPHIA COMPESTRIS; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; FICUS BENGHALENSIS; GARLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GINGIBER OFFICINALIS; GINSENG; GRAPE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYGROPHILA SPINOSA; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; IPOMOEA BAHIENSIS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MANGO; MELANOMA; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAPAYA; PASSIFLORA INCARNATE; PIPPER NIGRUM; PODOPHYLLUM EMODI; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM; POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA; POMEGRANATE; RADIX SOPHORAE; REVIEW; RHODOLA IMBRICATA; SARCOMA; SAUROMATUM VENOSUM; SAUSSUREA COSTUS; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM; SOLID TUMOR; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS; SPRAIN; STOMACH DISEASE; SWEET POTATO; TABERNAEMOMTANA DIVARICATA; TANACETUM GRACILE; TAXUS BACATA; THEA SINENSIS; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRIFOLIATE ORANGE; ULCER; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; WOUND; XIMENIA AMERICANA; ZIZIPHUS JUJUBE;

EID: 80053218327     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5530/pj.2011.23.1     Document Type: Review

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