A review of the pharmacological effects of Arctium lappa (burdock)

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 245-254

  Chan, Yuk Shing ^a   Cheng, Long Ni ^a   Wu, Jian Hong ^a   Chan, Enoch ^a   Kwan, Yiu Wa ^b   Lee, Simon Ming Yuen ^c   Leung, George Pak Heng ^d   Yu, Peter Hoi Fu ^a   Chan, Shun Wan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c University of Macau   (Macao)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Arctium lappa (burdock); Pharmacology; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARCTIGENIN; ARCTIIN; ARCTIUM LAPPA EXTRACT; CAFFEIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAPPAOL F; LIGNAN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYACETYLENE; POLYPHENOL; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SITOGLUSIDE; TANNIN; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARCTIUM LAPPA; CELL PROTECTION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TARGETING; DYSPNEA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; METASTASIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PAW EDEMA; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; TOOTH DISEASE; URTICARIA;

EID: 80054926327     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: 15685608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-010-0062-4     Document Type: Review

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