Medicinal values of Fenugreek - A review

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1304-1313

  Mullaicharam, A R ^a   Deori, Geetali ^a   Uma Maheswari, R ^b  

^a OMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Oman)

^b SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHLOROFORM; CHLOROQUINE; DIOSGENIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; SALICYLATE SODIUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ABSCESS; ACNE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BURN; CANCER PREVENTION; COLON CANCER; COMEDO; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRY SKIN; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FURUNCULOSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IC 50; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; REVIEW; SPECIES HABITAT; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; ULCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84874668524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09758585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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