Acorus calamus (The Healing Plant): A review on its medicinal potential, micropropagation and conservation

Natural Product Research

Volumn 28, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 1454-1466

  Sharma, Vikas ^a   Singh, Isha ^a   Chaudhary, Priyanka ^a  

^a ARNI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus; anticarcinogenic; antimicrobial; conservation; pharmacological activities; phytoconstituents; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ETHNOBOTANY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROPROPAGATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; RHIZOME; SPECIES CONSERVATION; ACORUS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; ORIENTAL MEDICINE;

ACORACEAE; ACORUS CALAMUS; SIRENIDAE;

ACORUS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RHIZOME;

EID: 84905391333     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.915827     Document Type: Review

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