Rheum australe D. Don: A review of its botany, ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 761-774

  Rokaya, Maan Bahadur ^a   Münzbergová, Zuzana ^a,b   Timsina, Binu ^c   Bhattarai, Krishna Ram ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Charles University   (Czech Republic)

^d Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anticancer; Antidiabetic; Antifungal; Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Hepatoprotective; Immuno enhancing; Nephroprotective activity; Rheum australe; Rheum emodi

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; DRUG METABOLITE; FLAVONOID; LIGNAN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; RHEUM AUSTRALE EXTRACT; STEROL; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG USE; ETHNOBOTANY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INDIA; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLYGONACEAE; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; RHEUM; RHEUM AUSTRALE; RHIZOME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALS; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RHEUM;

POLYGONACEAE; RHEUM AUSTRALE;

EID: 84861338292     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.03.048     Document Type: Review

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