Alhagi: A plant genus rich in bioactives for pharmaceuticals

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-13

  Muhammad, Gulzar ^a   Hussain, Muhammad Ajaz ^a   Anwar, Farooq ^a,b   Ashraf, Muhammad ^a   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^b PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^d MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Alhagi; Bioactives; Medicinal uses; Natural pharmaceuticals; Nutraceuticals.; Phytochemistry

Indexed keywords

5,6,7,8,2',3',5',6' OCTAMETHOXYFLAVAN 3 EN 4' OL; ALHACIDIN; ALHAGI EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ANTIUROLITHIASIS AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; FLAVONOID; GALLOCATECHIN; ISOFLAVONOLIGNIN; ISORHAMNETIN; ISORHAMNETIN 3 RUTINOSIDE; OCTACOSANOL; PECTIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; PSEUDALHAGIN A; RUTOSIDE; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL; TAMARIXETIN; TRITERPENE GLYCOSIDE; TYRAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALHAGI; ALHAGI CAMELORUM; ALHAGI GRAECORUM; ALHAGI MAURORUM; ALHAGI PERSARUM; ALHAGI PSEUDALHAGI; ALHAGI SPARSIFOLIA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENOTOXICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LIPOPHILICITY; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT TAXONOMY; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FABACEAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

ALHAGI; ALHAGI CAMELORUM; ALHAGI GRAECORUM; ALHAGI MAURORUM; ALHAGI SPARSIFOLIA; FABACEAE;

FABACEAE; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84921029468     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5222     Document Type: Review

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