Clinacanthus nutans: a review on ethnomedicinal uses, chemical constituents and pharmacological properties
Context: Medicinal plants have attracted global attention for their hidden therapeutic potential. Clinacanthus nutans (Burm.f) Lindau (Acanthaceae) (CN) is endemic in Southeast Asia. CN contains phytochemicals common to medicinal plants, such as flavonoids. Traditionally, CN has been used for a broad range of human ailments including snake bites and cancer. Objectives: This article compiles the ethnomedicinal uses of CN and its phytochemistry, and thus provides a phytochemical library of CN. It also discusses the known pharmacological and biological effects of CN to enable better investigation... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Pharmaceutical Biology, Vol 55, Iss 1, Pp 1093-1113 (2017) |
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Taylor & Francis Group
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Schlagwörter: | sabah snake grass / phytochemicals / antitumorigenic / anticancer / anti-inflammatory / clinical trials / antiviral / antioxidant / flavonoids / Therapeutics. Pharmacology / RM1-950 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26861586 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1080/13880209.2017.1288749 |