Immunomodulatory and therapeutic potentials of herbal, traditional/indigenous and ethnoveterinary medicines

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 754-774

  Mahima, ^a   Rahal, Anu ^a   Deb, Rajib ^b   Latheef, Shyma K ^c   Samad, Hari Abdul ^c   Tiwari, Ruchi ^a   Verma, Amit Kumar ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Dhama, K ^c  

^a Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Disease; Ethnoveterinary medicine; Health; Herbs; Immunomodulation; Therapy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALOE VERA; ANIMALIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CURCUMA LONGA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 84873656094     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2012.754.774     Document Type: Article

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