Emblica officinalis (Amla): A review of potential therapeutic applications

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 257-269

  Bhandari, Prasan ^a   Kamdod, Mohammad ^a  

^a SDM COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Amla; Emblica officinalis; Phyllanthus emblica; therapeutic applications

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; LAXATIVE; LIVER TONIC; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EYE DISEASE; FEVER; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEUROPROTECTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEPTIC ULCER; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; UREMIA;

EID: 84875964561     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.108204     Document Type: Review

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