Plant profile, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari): A review

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 242-251

  Alok, Shashi ^a   Jain, Sanjay Kumar ^a   Verma, Amita ^b   Kumar, Mayank ^a   Mahor, Alok ^a   Sabharwal, Monika ^c  

^a BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

^c Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Antiageing; Asparagus racemosus; Pharmacology; Racemosol; Shatavari; Shatavarins I IV

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS EXTRACT; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; GENTAMICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LACTARE; LOPERAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; RICALAX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS; COUGHING; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DIURESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DUODENUM ULCER; EAR EDEMA; FEMALE FERTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HABITAT; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LIVER CANCER; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MEMORY; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STRUCTURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STOMACH ULCER; STONE FORMATION; TERATOGENICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; UROLITHIASIS; UTERUS;

EID: 84875585710     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(13)60049-3     Document Type: Article

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