Functional properties of Centella asiatica (L.): A review

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2012, Pages 8-14

  Seevaratnam, Vasantharuba ^a   Banumathi, P ^a   Premalatha, M R ^a   Sundaram, S P ^a   Arumugam, T ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioactive constituents; Centella asiatica; Functional properties; Health benefits

Indexed keywords

ASIATIC ACID; ASIATICOSIDE; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; MADECASSIC ACID; MADECASSOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART PROTECTION; HERB; IMMUNOMODULATION; MEMORY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SKIN PROTECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84870735326     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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