Plant profile, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Avartani (Helicteres isora Linn.): A review.
Asian Pac J Trop Biomed
; 4(Suppl 1): S22-6, 2014 May.
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ABSTRACT
Plants are used as medicine since ancient time, in organized (Ayurveda, Unani & Siddha) and unorganized (folk, native & tribal) form. In these systems, drugs are described either in Sanskrit or vernacular languages. Avartani (Helicteres isora Linn.) is a medicinal plant which is used in several diseases. It is commonly known as Marodphali, Marorphali, Enthani etc. due to screw like appearance of its fruit. Avartani is used as a folk medicine to treat snake bite, diarrhoea and constipation of new born baby. In the research, antioxidant, hypolipidaemic, antibacterial and antiplasmid activities, cardiac antioxidant, antiperoxidative potency, brain-antioxidation potency, anticancer activity, antinociceptive activity, hepatoprotective activity, anti-diarrheal activity and wormicidal activity in this plant were reviewed.
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Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia
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Medicina_unani
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En
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Asian Pac J Trop Biomed
Ano de publicação:
2014
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