ALHAGI MAURORUM AS A POTENTIAL MEDICINAL HERB: AN OVERVIEW
Journal Title: Int J of Pharm Rev& Res - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
The previous studies showed that Alhagi maurorum contained many secondary metabolites including flavonoids, fatty acids, coumarins, glycosides, sterols, steroids, resins, vitamins, alkaloids, carbohydrates, tannins, unsaturated sterols and triterpenes. It exerted antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, antioxidant, gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, diuretic, and dermatological and many other effects. The present review will highlight the chemical constituents and the pharmacological and therapeutic effects of Alhagi maurorum
Authors and Affiliations
Ali Esmail Al-Snafi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP106563
- DOI -
- Views 158
- Downloads 0
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON TREATMENT OF CANCER USING RETINOIC ACID RECEPTORS
A tumor or neoplasm occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain. There are two main types of tumors they are malignant or cancerous tumors and benign tumors. Brain cancer can have a wide variety of symptoms includin...
CHEMICAL PENETRATION ECHEMICAL PENETRATION ENHANCERS: FOR TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMSNHANCERS: FOR TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS
The evolutionary development of the human skin as a protective potential barrier which keep noxious substances out of the body, also maintaining the body temperature and prevent excessive loss of water from the internal...
REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES AND THEIR ROLE IN PLANT DEFENSE AGAINST PATHOGEN INGRESS
Pathogen infections induce a rapid accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in plant tissues termed as oxidative burst which is the earliest event in the plant defense response. In non-stressed plant tissues enzymat...
REVIEW: BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL USES OF CHROZOPHORA GENUS
Plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor and conserve food, to treat health disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics. Species of Chrozophora genus (Euphobiaceae family) are distributed in West...