Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Penthorum chinense Pursh: A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 601-620

  Wang, Anqi ^a   Lin, Ligen ^a   Wang, Yitao ^a  

^a University of Macau   (Macao)

Author keywords

Alcoholic Liver Damage; Anti Hepatitis Virus; Anti Oxidation; Liver Protection; Penthorum chinense Pursh; Pharmacology; Phytochemistry; Review

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL; CHINESE DRUG; FLAVONOID; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PENTHORUM CHINENSE EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; VIRUS DNA;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; DNA REPLICATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; VIRUS HEPATITIS; BILE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SAXIFRAGACEAE; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BILE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, VIRAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLAVONOIDS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHENOLS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SAXIFRAGACEAE;

EID: 84938420142     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X15500378     Document Type: Review

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