Medicinal plants with hepatoprotective activity in Iranian folk medicine

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 146-157

  Asadi Samani, Majid ^a   Kafash Farkhad, Najme ^b   Azimi, Nafiseh ^c   Fasihi, Ali ^d   Alinia Ahandani, Ebrahim ^b   Rafieian Kopaei, Mahmoud ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CC14; Compounds; Iran; Liver; Medicinal plants; Therapeutic uses

Indexed keywords

AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA EXTRACT; ALLIUM HIRTIFOLIUM EXTRACT; AMMI MAJUS EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHOLIDE; APIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; BERBERIS VULGARIS EXTRACT; BETALAIN; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CITRULLUS LANATUS EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; CYNARA SCOLYMUS EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HYPOPHYLLANTHIN; KUTKOSIDE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MARRUBIUM VULGARE EXTRACT; NEOANDROGRAPHOLIDE; PHYLLANTHIN; PICROSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PRANGOS FERULACEA EXTRACT; PRUNUS ARMENIACA EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SITOSTEROL; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGRIMONIA; AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA; ALLIUM; ALLIUM HIRTIFOLIUM; AMMI; AMMI MAJUS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APRICOT; ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; BERBERIS VULGARIS; BLACK CUMIN; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; CELERY; DRUG MECHANISM; FLOWER; FRUIT; GARLIC; HUMAN; IRANIAN MEDICINE; LIVER PROTECTION; MAIZE; MARRUBIUM; MARRUBIUM VULGARE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; PRANGOS FERULACEA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRAGOPOGON; TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS; WATERMELON;

AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA; ALLIUM HIRTIFOLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; AMMI MAJUS; APIUM GRAVEOLENS; BERBERIS VULGARIS; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; MARRUBIUM VULGARE; NIGELLA SATIVA; PRANGOS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; SCOPUS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS;

EID: 84922595078     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30159-3     Document Type: Review

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