A review on medicinal plants for nephroprotective activity

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 8-14

  Mohana Lakshmi, S ^a   Kiran Reddy, Usha T ^a   Sandhya Rani, K S ^a  

^a Prince Dr K Vasudevan College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Medicinal plants; Nephroprotective agents; Renal disorders

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON INDICUM EXTRACT; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; AERVA JAVANICA EXTRACT; AERVA LANATA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CISPLATIN; CRATAEVA NURVALA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CYSTONE; DYNARIA FORTUNE EXTRACT; ERUCA SATIVA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA EXTRACT; FICUS RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; INDIGOFERA BARBERI EXTRACT; METHANOL; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS EXTRACT; PEDALIUM MUREX EXTRACT; PIMPINELLA TIRUPATIENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PUNICAGRANATUM EXTRACT; RUBIA CARDIFOLIA EXTRACT; STRYCHNOS POTATORUM EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; TECTONA GRANDIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERNONIA CINEREA EXTRACT;

ABUTILON INDICUM; AERVA JAVANICA; AERVA LANATA; AMARANTHACEAE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIURESIS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPERIODIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIRHEUMATIC ACTIVITY; APIACEAE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BARK; BRASSICALES; CAPPARIDACEAE; CONTRACEPTION; CRASSULACEAE; CRATAEVA NURVALA; CYANTHILLIUM CINEREUM; DEMULCENT ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DYNARIA FORTUNE; ERUCA SATIVA; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE; FICUS RELIGIOSA; FRUIT; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INDIGOFERA BARBERI; KIDNEY DISEASE; LITHONOTRIPTIC ACTIVITY; LIVER PROTECTION; LOGANIACEAE; LYTHRACEAE; MALVACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS; PAPAYA; PEDALIACEAE; PEDALIUM MUREX; PIMPINELLA TIRUPATIENSIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; POLYPODIACEAE; PUNIACEAE; PUNICAGRANATUM; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; RHIZOME; RUBIA CARDIFOLIA; RUBIACEAE; RUBIFACIENT ACTIVITY; STRYCHNOS POTATORUM; TAMARIND; TECTONA GRANDIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASODILATATION; VESICANT ACTIVITY; WOUND HEALING;

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