An updated review on the Oenothera genus

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 717-725

  Singh, Sumitra ^a   Kaur, Rupinder ^a   Sharma, Surendra Kr ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Antioxidants; Flavonoids; Oenothera; Plant, medicinal; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CITRIC ACID; ELASTASE; EVENING PRIMROSE EXTRACT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EVENING PRIMROSE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OENOTHERA DRUMMONDII; OENOTHERA ERYTHROSEPALA; OENOTHERA LACINIATA; OENOTHERA ROSEA; OENOTHERA STRICTA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; OENOTHERA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; OENOTHERA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84864232501     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20120701     Document Type: Review

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