Pistacia lentiscus: A review on phytochemistry and pharmacological properties

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2012, Pages 16-20

  Nahida, ^a   Ansari, S H ^a   Siddiqui, A N ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Antioxidant; Gallic acid; Hepatoprotective; Hypotensive; Pistacia lentiscus

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CATECHIN; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PINENE; PISTACIA LENTISCUS EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; VERBENONE;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANTIATHEROGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTHRITIS; ATHEROGENESIS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLON CANCER; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPEPSIA; GOUT; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT TAXONOMY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84866325444     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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