Medicinal properties of Malabar tamarind [Garcinia cambogia (Gaertn.) DESR.]

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-107

  Tharachand, ^a   Selvaraj, Immanuel ^a   Avadhani, Mythili ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Garcinia cambogia; Guttiferones; Hydroxycitric acid; Malabar tamarind; Xanthones

Indexed keywords

32 HYDROXY ENT GUTTIFERONE M; 6 EPIGUTTIFERONE J; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GARBOGIOL; GARCINOL; GUTTIFERONE A; GUTTIFERONE E; GUTTIFERONE F; GUTTIFERONE I; GUTTIFERONE J; GUTTIFERONE K; GUTTIFERONE M; GUTTIFERONE N; GUTTIFERONE O; GUTTIFERONE P; GUTTIFERONE Q; GUTTIFERONE R; GUTTIFERONE S; HYDROXYCITRIC ACID; ISOGARCINOL; NICOTINIC ACID; OXYGUTTIFERONE I; OXYGUTTIFERONE K; OXYGUTTIFERONE K2; OXYGUTTIFERONE M; RHEEDIAXANTHONE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FRUIT; GARCINIA CAMBOGIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84876224203     PISSN: 0976044X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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