Cassia spectabilis (DC) Irwin et Barn: A promising traditional herb in health improvement

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 10292-10305

  Jothy, Subramanion L ^a   Torey, Angeline ^a   Darah, Ibrahim ^b   Choong, Yee Siew ^a   Saravanan, Dharmaraj ^c   Chen, Yeng ^d   Latha, Lachimanan Yoga ^a   Deivanai, Subramanian ^e   Sasidharan, Sreenivasan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^e AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cassia spectabilis; Ethnomedicinal uses; Pharmacological properties; Phytochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SENNA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; CASSIA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CASSIA; HUMANS; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SENNA EXTRACT;

EID: 84866905695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules170910292     Document Type: Review

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