A current status of adaptogens: Natural remedy to stress

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Pawar, Vinod S ^a   Shivakumar, Hugar ^b  

^a SVPM's College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b BLDE University Campus   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptogens; Allostasis; HPA axis; Stress

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; ANNONA MURICATA EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GUAVA EXTRACT; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MURRAYA KOENIGII EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PRUNELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT; RHODIOLA EXTRACT; SIDA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ALLOSTASIS; ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE STRESS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84869070844     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60207-2     Document Type: Article

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