Traditional and modern use of Indian Madder (Rubia cordifolia L.): An overview

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 154-164

  Devi Priya, M ^a   Siril, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Anthraquinone; Anticancer; Root extract; Rubia cordifolia

Indexed keywords

ANTI ACNE AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TRANSFER RNA;

ACNE; AMENORRHEA; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; BIOASSAY; BRONCHITIS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; HEMATEMESIS; HEMATURIA; INFLAMMATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; SKIN DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84896863688     PISSN: 0976044X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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