Therapeutic uses of the polyherbal drug Triphala in geriatric diseases

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Gupta, Mradu ^a  

^a Institute of Post Graduate Ayurvedic Education and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Geriatric; Polyherbal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; CHEBULAGIC ACID; ELLAGIC ACID; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INDOMETACIN; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; POLYPHENOL; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; TANNIN; TRIPHALA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONSTIPATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DYSPEPSIA; EYE DISEASE; FEVER; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKORRHEA; LIVER DISEASE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PANCREAS TUMOR; PAPILLOMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SICKNESS; REJUVENATION; STOMACH TUMOR; ULCEROGENESIS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84455201858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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