Portulaca oleracea L.: A review of phytochemistry and pharmacological effects

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Zhou, Yan Xi ^a,b   Xin, Hai Liang ^c,d   Rahman, Khalid ^e   Wang, Su Juan ^d   Peng, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Hong ^b,d  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI SEVENTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; MINERAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PORTULACA OLERACEA; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PORTULACA; PROCEDURES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PORTULACA;

EID: 84932625015     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/925631     Document Type: Review

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