A review on medicinal properties of Carica papaya Linn.

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-6

  Vij, Tarun ^a   Prashar, Yash ^a  

^a Rayat Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Introduction; Nutritional value; Traditional and pharmacological properties

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CHYMOPAPAIN; PAPAIN; RETINOL; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ABORTION; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTI SICKLING ACTIVITY; ANTIAMEBIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; BARK; CONTRACEPTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; FRUIT; HISTAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PAPAYA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT TAXONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STOMACH ULCER; TERATOGENESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84905182329     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60617-4     Document Type: Article

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