A current update on the phytopharmacological aspects of Houttuynia cordata Thunb

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 22-35

  Kumar, Manish ^a   Prasad, Satyendra ^a   Hemalatha, S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti viral; aristolactams; Houttuynia cordata; Saururaceae

Indexed keywords

HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA EXTRACT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL STUDY; DIET; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA; HUMAN; LIVER PROTECTION; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT TAXONOMY; REVIEW; SINUSITIS;

EID: 84893632314     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125525     Document Type: Review

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