Phytochemistry, pharmacology, and clinical trials of Morus alba

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 17-30

  Chan, Eric Wei Chiang ^a   Lye, Phui Yan ^a   Wong, Siu Kuin ^b  

^a UCSI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Medicinal properties; Morus alba; Mulberry; Multi purpose

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DEPIGMENTING AGENT; GLYCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; MULBERRY EXTRACT; PROTECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BARK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLIAGE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HAMSTER; HEART PROTECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOLIPEMIA; JAPAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORUS ALBA; NEW ZEALAND WHITE (RABBIT); NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); MORUS; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; MORUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84957710379     PISSN: 20956975     EISSN: 18755364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1009.2016.00017     Document Type: Review

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