A review on hepatoprotective and immunomodulatory herbal plants

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 19, 2016, Pages 66-70

  Ilyas, Uorakkottil ^a   Katare, Deepshikha P ^b   Aeri, Vidhu ^a   Naseef, Punnooth Poonguzi ^c  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Jamia Salafiya Pharmacy College   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatoprotective herb; Immunomodulatory herb; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

HERBAL MEDICINE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; REVIEW;

EID: 84973600043     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.176544     Document Type: Review

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