Euphorbia hirta: Its chemistry, traditional and medicinal uses, and pharmacological activities

The oldest remedies known to mankind are herbal medicines. India is known worldwide for its Ayurvedic treatment. Euphorbia hirta is often used traditionally for female disorders, respiratory ailments (cough, coryza, bronchitis, and asthma), worm infestations in children, dysentery, jaundice, pimples...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Sunil, Malhotra, Rashmi, Kumar, Dinesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2010
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22228942
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.65327
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spelling pubmed-32499032012-01-06 Euphorbia hirta: Its chemistry, traditional and medicinal uses, and pharmacological activities Kumar, Sunil Malhotra, Rashmi Kumar, Dinesh Pharmacogn Rev Review Article The oldest remedies known to mankind are herbal medicines. India is known worldwide for its Ayurvedic treatment. Euphorbia hirta is often used traditionally for female disorders, respiratory ailments (cough, coryza, bronchitis, and asthma), worm infestations in children, dysentery, jaundice, pimples, gonorrhea, digestive problems, and tumors. It is reported to contain alkanes, triterpenes, phytosterols, tannins, polyphenols, and flavanoids. This review describes the medicinal properties, chemical constituents, and other important aspects of Euphorbia hirta. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3249903/ /pubmed/22228942 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.65327 Text en Copyright: © Pharmacognosy Reviews http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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