A mini review on chemistry and biology of Hamelia Patens (Rubiaceae)

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 29, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Ahmad, Arshad ^a   Pandurangan, A ^a   Singh, Namrata ^a   Ananad, Preeti ^a  

^a BHARAT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Hamelia patens; Traditional uses

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; APIGENIN; BENZENE; CHLOROFORM; CYTOSTATIC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; EPHEDRINE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; HAMELIA PATENS EXTRACT; ISOMARUQUINE; NARIRUTIN; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROPODINE; ROSMARINIC ACID; SENECIPHYLLINE; SPECIOPHYLLINE; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BLEEDING; BURN; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DYSENTERY; HAMELIA PATENS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSECT BITE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; POSTPARTUM PAIN; PRURITUS; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCURVY; SHRUB; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 84859362182     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5530/pj.2012.29.1     Document Type: Review

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