Pharmacognostical review of Urtica dioica L.

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 201-209

  Joshi, Bhuwan Chandra ^a   Mukhija, Minky ^a   Kalia, Ajudhia Nath ^a  

^a ISF COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Ethanomedicinal uses; pharmacology; phytochemistry; toxicology; Urtica dioica L.

Indexed keywords

URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TOXICOLOGY; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 84908618499     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.142669     Document Type: Review

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