Onosma L.: A review of phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 140-151

  Kumar, Neeraj ^a   Kumar, Rajnish ^a   Kishore, Kamal ^b  

^a Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

^b M J P ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkannin; hispidone; naphthoquinones; Ratanjot; shikonin

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALKANNIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; BRASSINOLIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; ONOSMA ARGENTATUM EXTRACT; ONOSMA BRACTEATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SHIKONIN DERIVATIVE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARNEBIA; ASTHMA; BITE; BORAGINACEAE; BURN; CYSTALGIA; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DYSPNEA; ECHIUM; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEVER; FLOWER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEMORRHOID; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INSECT STING; LITHOSPERMUM; NONHUMAN; ONOSMA ARGENTATUM; ONOSMA CHLOROTRICUM; ONOSMA GRIFFITHII; ONOSMA LIMITANEUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STRUCTURES; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPECIES HABITAT; STOMACH ULCER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84889573031     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120513     Document Type: Review

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