Amla: A novel ayurvedic herb as a functional food for health benefits"- a mini review

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Mirunalini, Sankaran ^a   Vaithiyanathan, Velusamy ^a   Krishnaveni, Mani ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; DIGESTIVE TRACT AGENT; ELLAGIC ACID; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FEBRIFUGINE; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TOXIN;

ACIDITY; AGING; ANEMIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AYURVEDA; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONSTIPATION; COSMETIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ENERGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEVER; FRUSTRATION; GALLBLADDER DYSMOTILITY; GOUT; HAIR GROWTH; HEADACHE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IRON ABSORPTION; JAUNDICE; LEUKORRHEA; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRAINE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; ULCER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 84875478882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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