Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) as phytogenic substance-A review

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-232

  Naeem, Fizza ^a   Khan, Sohail Hassan ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b POULTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

anti nephrotoxic; antidiabetic; hepatoprotective; hypocholesterolemic; Phytoconstituents

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CISPLATIN; FATTY ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MINERAL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROID;

DRUG; HEALTH CARE; HERB; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ANALGESIA; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIKINETIC FATIGUE ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIVER PROTECTION; NEPHROTOXICITY; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PORTULACA OLERACEA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VEGETABLE; WRINKLE;

EID: 84880267801     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496475.2013.782381     Document Type: Review

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