An updated review on the parasitic herb of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-255

  Patel, Satish ^a   Sharma, Vikas ^a   Chauhan, Nagendra S ^a   Dixit, Vinod K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Convolvulaceae; Cuscuta; Flavonoids; Medicinal; Plants; Review

Indexed keywords

COUMARIN; CUSCUTA REFLEXA EXTRACT; GALACTITOL; KAEMPFEROL; MYRICETIN; OLEANOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONVOLVULACEAE; GOUT; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRURITUS; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; STOMACH PAIN;

EID: 84858596814     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20120302     Document Type: Review

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