The genus Desmodium (Fabaceae)-traditional uses in Chinese medicine, phytochemistry and pharmacology

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 314-332

  Ma, Xueqin ^a,b   Zheng, Chengjian ^a   Hu, Changling ^a,c   Rahman, Khalid ^d   Qin, Luping ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUJIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Desmodium; Flavonoids; Pharmacology; Phytochemistry; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DESMODIUM EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEGUME; LIVER FIBROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; FABACEAE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL;

DESMODIUM; DESMODIUM GYRANS; FABACEAE; PAPILIONOIDEAE; SCOPUS;

EID: 81255160615     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.053     Document Type: Review

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