Hygrophila spinosa: A comprehensive review

Hygrophila spinosa T Ander, belonging to the family Acanthaceae, is a promising medicinal plant with great economic potential. The medicinal value of H. spinosa has been appreciated in the ancient medical literature. The plant contains terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids, and is traditionally known as...

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Autores principales: Kshirsagar, A. D., Ingale, K. G., Vyawahare, N. S., Thorve, V. S.
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Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22228957
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.70912
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author Kshirsagar, A. D.
Ingale, K. G.
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Thorve, V. S.
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description Hygrophila spinosa T Ander, belonging to the family Acanthaceae, is a promising medicinal plant with great economic potential. The medicinal value of H. spinosa has been appreciated in the ancient medical literature. The plant contains terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids, and is traditionally known as an aphrodisiac, renal tonic, and for its health-promoting properties. The plant is cultivated throughout India. However, systematic information on the different aspects of this species is not available. In this review, an attempt has been made to present this information.
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spelling pubmed-32499172012-01-06 Hygrophila spinosa: A comprehensive review Kshirsagar, A. D. Ingale, K. G. Vyawahare, N. S. Thorve, V. S. Pharmacogn Rev Plant Review Hygrophila spinosa T Ander, belonging to the family Acanthaceae, is a promising medicinal plant with great economic potential. The medicinal value of H. spinosa has been appreciated in the ancient medical literature. The plant contains terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids, and is traditionally known as an aphrodisiac, renal tonic, and for its health-promoting properties. The plant is cultivated throughout India. However, systematic information on the different aspects of this species is not available. In this review, an attempt has been made to present this information. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3249917/ /pubmed/22228957 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.70912 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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Hygrophila spinosa: A comprehensive review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22228957
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