A review on citrus - 'the boon of nature'

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 20-27

  Sidana, Jaspreetkaur ^a   Saini, Vipin ^a   Dahiya, Sumitra ^b   Nain, Parminder ^a   Bala, Suman ^a  

^a MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Citrus; Flavonoids; Medicinal value

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; ASCORBIC ACID; AURANTIIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DIOSMIN; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSYL HESPERIDIN; HESPERIDIN; ISOQUERCITRIN; LIMONOID; NOBILETIN; NOMILIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; TANGERETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CITRUS; COLON TUMOR; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; FIBROSARCOMA; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG TUMOR; MOUTH TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GENOME; SKIN TUMOR; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

EID: 84874201836     PISSN: 0976044X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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