An overview on Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi) pharmacological effects; modern and traditional

Journal of Natural Remedies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-105

  Zarshenas, Mohammad M ^a,b   Moein, Mahmoodreza ^a,c   Samani, Soliman Mohammadi ^a   Petramfar, Peyman ^d  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ajwain; Herbal medicine; Trachyspermum ammi (L.) sprague; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; APIACEAE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DETOXIFICATION; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; TERATOGENICITY; TRACHYSPERMUM; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84902962797     PISSN: 09725547     EISSN: 23203358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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