کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2683612 1142670 2014 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Phytopharmacological review on flowers: Source of inspiration for drug discovery
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی غدد درون ریز، دیابت و متابولیسم
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Phytopharmacological review on flowers: Source of inspiration for drug discovery
چکیده انگلیسی

The utility of natural products with therapeutic properties is as ancient as human civilization. For a prolonged time, the plant, animal and mineral products were the major sources of drugs. Plant source is the primeval source of drugs as most of the medicines (http://howmed.net/pharmacology/drug/) in earliest times were discovered from plants. Almost all parts of the plants are used i.e. flowers, leaves, stem, bark, fruits and roots, rhizomes, blubs etc. in drug discovery. Flowers are the gift of nature and God kingdom to beautify the atmosphere around the globe throughout all the times. They proliferate fragrance all around along with wind and also have medicinal values. In this review, an attempt has been done to emphasize the phytopharmacological status of several medicinally important flowers such as pharmacological profile like anti-anxiety, anticancer, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, aphrodisiac, anti-arthritic, diuretic, anthelmintic, immunomodulatory, anti-microbial along with its effective dosage. We have also summarized the presence chemical constituents and extracts, which were used for the pharmacological evaluations. Flowers are beautiful creature of spiritual power and phytopharmacological review pave a way of inspiration for drug discovery from their lap of flora.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biomedicine & Preventive Nutrition - Volume 4, Issue 1, January–March 2014, Pages 45–51
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