Pharmacological activities of Catharanthus roseus: A perspective review

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Gajalakshmi, S ^a   Vijayalakshmi, S ^a   Rajeswari, Devi V ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic; Apocynaceae; Catharanthine; Catharanthus roseus; Monoterpenoid

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ATROPINE; CATHARANTHINE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; LOPERAMIDE; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINDOLINE;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FLOWER; IN VIVO STUDY; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

APOCYNACEAE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 84876953129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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