A phytopharmacological review of Alstonia scholaris: A panoramic herbal medicine

International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-371

  Kalaria, Pankti ^a   Gheewala, Payal ^a   Chakraborty, Manodeep ^a   Kamath, Jagadish ^a  

^a Shree Devi Collage of Pharmacy ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris; Apocynaceae; Pharmacological activities; Phytochemical constituents

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; REDUCING SUGAR; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASTHMA; AYURVEDA; BARK; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRONCHITIS; CANCER PREVENTION; COUGHING; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG USE; DYSENTERY; DYSPEPSIA; EAR EDEMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; FRUIT (STRUCTURE); HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LEPROSY; LIVER CONGESTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SKIN CARCINOMA; SNAKEBITE; ULCER;

EID: 84885729300     PISSN: 22774343     EISSN: 22293566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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