Pueraria tuberosa: A review on its phytochemical and therapeutic potential

Natural Product Research

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 2111-2127

  Maji, Amal K ^a   Pandit, Subrata ^b   Banerji, Pratim ^b   Banerjee, Debdulal ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Ulysses Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEIN; GENISTEIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PUERARIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOXICITY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOMODULATORY ACTIVITY; INFERTILITY; LIVER PROTECTION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NOOTROPIC ACTIVITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PUERARIA; PUERARIA TUBEROSA; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WOUND HEALING; AYURVEDA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEMISTRY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT TUBER;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT TUBERS; PUERARIA;

EID: 84908572968     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.928291     Document Type: Review

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