Rubia cordifolia overview: A new approach to treat cardiac disorders

International Journal of Drug Development and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 47-54

  Bhatt, Pankaj ^a   Kushwah, A S ^a  

^a Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Cardioprotective approach; Pharmacological actions; Phytochemical studies; Recent activities; Rubia cordifolia; Traditional uses

Indexed keywords

ALIZARIN; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; METHANOL; MUNJISTIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PSEUDOPURPURIN; PURPURIN; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; RUBIADIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT; XANTHOPURPURIN;

ACNE; ALLERGY; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHROMATOPHORE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENTEROCOLITIS; HEART DISEASE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84880055104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09759344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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