Phytochemical and therapeutic profile of Aloe vera

Journal of Natural Remedies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-26

  Mukherjee, Pulok K ^a   Nema, Neelesh K ^a   Maity, Niladri ^a   Mukherjee, Kakali ^a   Harwansh, Ranjit K ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe; Aloe vera; Aloin; Ghritakumari; Indian aloe; Kumari

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ALOE VERA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CONSTIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MARKETING; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; GENOTOXICITY; HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNOMODULATION; NEPHRITIS; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PSORIASIS; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84902965077     PISSN: 09725547     EISSN: 23203358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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