A miracle plant for the herbal pharmacy; Henna (Lawsonia inermis)

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 483-489

  Zumrutdal, Emin ^a   Ozaslan, Mehmet ^b  

^a Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Anticancer; Antioxidant; Ayurveda; Herbal remedy

Indexed keywords

1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; 2 METHOXY 3 PHENYL 1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE; ABORTIVE AGENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; APIGENIN; APIIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; DYE; GLUTATHIONE; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; LAWSONE; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; LUTEOLIN; METHANOL; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG RESEARCH; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INDUCED ABORTION; LAWSONIA INERMIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 84866135157     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2012.483.489     Document Type: Article

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