A review on phytochemistry and medicinal properties of the genus Achillea

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 173-186

  Saeidnia, S ^a   Gohari, A R ^a   Mokhber Dezfuli, N ^a   Kiuchi, F ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achillea; Asteraceae; Bioactive compounds

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA BIEBERSTEINII EXTRACT; ACHILLEA CLAVENNAE EXTRACT; ACHILLEA CLYPEOLATA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA COARCTATA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA HOLOSERICEA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA KELLALENSIS EXTRACT; ACHILLEA LIGUSTICA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA LINGULATA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ACHILLEA NOBILIS EXTRACT; ACHILLEA SANTOLINA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA TALAGONICA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA WILHEMSII EXTRACT; APIGENIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DITERPENE; FLAVONOID; GALANGIN; LUTEOLIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SEDOSPASMIL; SESQUITERPENE; STEROL; TERPENE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA BIEBERSTEINII; ACHILLEA CLAVENNAE; ACHILLEA CLYPEOLATA; ACHILLEA COARCTATA; ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA; ACHILLEA HOLOSERICEA; ACHILLEA KELLALENSIS; ACHILLEA LIGUSTICA; ACHILLEA NOBILIS; ACHILLEA TALAGONICA; ACHILLEA WILHEMSII; ANTI DIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTISPASMODIC ACTIVITY; ANTISPERMATOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLITIS; DERMATITIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ECZEMA; ESTEROGENIC ACTIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTECTION; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; ROSACEA; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STOMACH ULCER; URTICARIA; VISCERAL PAIN; WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80053445062     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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