Myrtus communis linn. (Pharmacological activity)

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 6257-6259

  Asif, H M ^a   Akram, M ^a   Uddin, Shahab ^a   Ul Hasan, Zahoor ^a   Sami, Abdul ^a   Iqbal, Asif ^a   Tauseef, Umar ^a   Bari, Abdul ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Active constituents; Pharmacological activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASTRINGENT AGENT; BETA CAROTENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GALLIC ACID; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; LINOLEIC ACID; MYRTLE EXTRACT; MYRTOL; OLEIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; DYSENTERY; EPILEPSY; FRUIT; GINGIVITIS; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SINUSITIS; ULCER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA DISCHARGE; WOUND;

EID: 82155166945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.250     Document Type: Article

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