Biological activities and medicinal properties of Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp.

Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology and Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 207-214

  Pal, Dilipkumar ^a   Mishra, Pragya ^a   Sachan, Neetu ^a   Ghosh, Ashoke ^a  

^a IFTM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arhar; biological and medicinal properties; Cajanus cajan; fabaceae; pigeon pea

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETULIC ACID; CAJANIN; CAJANINSTILBENE ACID; CAJANOL; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; CAJANUSLACTONE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; FLAVANOID; GENISTEIN; GENISTIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERGLYCEMIC AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; LONGISTYLIN A; LONGISTYLIN C; ORIENTIN; PINOSTROBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEXIN;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COLIC; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSTIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC ACTIVITY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MOUTH ULCER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES CULTIVATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STOMATITIS;

EID: 84855237332     PISSN: 22314040     EISSN: 09762094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2231-4040.90874     Document Type: Review

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