Mentha arvensis linn.: A review article

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 4499-4503

  Akram, M ^a   Uzair, M ^b   Malik, Nadia Shamshad ^c   Mahmood, Arshad ^d   Sarwer, Naila ^e   Madni, Asadullah ^e   Asif, H M ^e  

^a Faculty of Eastern Medicine   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE   (Pakistan)

^d COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

^e THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Active constituents; Antibacterial; Antifungal and pharmacological activity of mentha arvensis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ESTROGEN; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; MENTHA ARVENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICANDIDAL ACTIVITY; ANTISPASMODIC ACTIVITY; ANTIULCEROGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARMINATIVE ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HEADACHE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIAL PHENOMENA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRURIGO; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SICKNESS; RAT; RHINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SIDE EFFECT; SORE THROAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; VOCAL CORD SPASM; VOMITING;

MENTHA ARVENSIS;

EID: 81755172387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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