The genus Commiphora: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 319-330

  Shen, Tao ^a   Li, Guo Hui ^b   Wang, Xiao Ning ^a   Lou, Hong Xiang ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINAN MATERNITY AND CHILD CARE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antiproliferative; Biological activity; Commiphora; Myrrh; Phytochemistry; Steroids; Terpenoids; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ABIETIC ACID; CADINANOLIDE; COMMIPHORA AFRICANA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA BERRYI EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA CAUDATA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA CONFUSA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA ERLANGERIANA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA GUIDOTTII EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA HABESSINICA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA HARVEYI EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA HOLTZIANA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA KUA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA MERKERI EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA MUKUL EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA OPOBALSAMUM EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA SCHIMPERI EXTRACT; DEHYDROABIETIC ACID; ELEMANOLIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUDESMANOLIDE DERIVATIVE; GERMACRANOLIDE DERIVATIVE; GUAIANOLIDE DERIVATIVE; GUGGULSTERONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SANDARACOPIMARIC ACID; SESQUITERPENOID; TERPENOID; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; AYURVEDA; BARK; CANCER CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMMIPHOR AMYRRHA; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA AFRICANA; COMMIPHORA BERRYI; COMMIPHORA CAUDATA; COMMIPHORA CONFUSA; COMMIPHORA ERLANGERIANA; COMMIPHORA ERYTHRAEA; COMMIPHORA GUIDOTTII; COMMIPHORA HABESSINICA; COMMIPHORA HARVEYI; COMMIPHORA HOLTZIANA; COMMIPHORA KUA; COMMIPHORA MERKERI; COMMIPHORA OPOBALSAMUM; COMMIPHORA SCHIMPERI; COMMIPHORA TENUIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; RASH; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; WOUND;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; COMMIPHORA; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESINS, PLANT;

COMMIPHORA;

EID: 84862837838     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.025     Document Type: Review

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