Leonurus japonicus Houtt.: Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of an important traditional Chinese medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-32

  Shang, Xiaofei ^a   Pan, Hu ^a   Wang, Xuezhi ^a   He, Hua ^b   Li, Maoxing ^c  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LANZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cardioprotective activity; Effects on the uterus; Leonurine; Leonurus japonicus; Stachydrine; Women's diseases

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY; EFFECTS ON THE UTERUS; LEONURINE; LEONURUS JAPONICUS; STACHYDRINE; WOMEN'S DISEASES;

ANIMALS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEONURUS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84893829593     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.12.052     Document Type: Review

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