Arnica montana L. – a plant of healing: review
Abstract Objectives Arnica montana is a widely used therapeutic plant used traditionally to treat various ailments. The objective of this study was to evaluate the botany, phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology along with special emphasis given on pharmacological activity of plant A. montana. Key find...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1111/jphp.12724 2024-06-23T07:52:03+00:00 Arnica montana L. – a plant of healing: review Kriplani, Priyanka Guarve, Kumar Baghael, Uttam S 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jphp.12724 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjphp.12724 http://academic.oup.com/jpp/article-pdf/69/8/925/36594707/jphp12724.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology volume 69, issue 8, page 925-945 ISSN 2042-7158 0022-3573 journal-article 2017 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1111/jphp.12724 2024-06-11T04:19:59Z Abstract Objectives Arnica montana is a widely used therapeutic plant used traditionally to treat various ailments. The objective of this study was to evaluate the botany, phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology along with special emphasis given on pharmacological activity of plant A. montana. Key findings The plant extracts have been reported to possess antibacterial, antitumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and immunomodulatory activity. A wide range of chemical compounds including sesquiterpene lactones and their short-chain carbonic acid esters, flavonoids, carotenoids, essential oils, diterpenes, arnidiol, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, coumarins, phenolic acids, lignans and oligosaccharides, etc., are found in different parts of the plant. Summary It has been scrutinized that extensive research has been carried out to explore the therapeutic potential of flowers of the plant. Therefore, investigations should be carried out to explore the therapeutic potential of other parts of the plant for better therapeutic utilization. Article in Journal/Newspaper Carbonic acid Oxford University Press Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 69 8 925 945 |
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Abstract Objectives Arnica montana is a widely used therapeutic plant used traditionally to treat various ailments. The objective of this study was to evaluate the botany, phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology along with special emphasis given on pharmacological activity of plant A. montana. Key findings The plant extracts have been reported to possess antibacterial, antitumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and immunomodulatory activity. A wide range of chemical compounds including sesquiterpene lactones and their short-chain carbonic acid esters, flavonoids, carotenoids, essential oils, diterpenes, arnidiol, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, coumarins, phenolic acids, lignans and oligosaccharides, etc., are found in different parts of the plant. Summary It has been scrutinized that extensive research has been carried out to explore the therapeutic potential of flowers of the plant. Therefore, investigations should be carried out to explore the therapeutic potential of other parts of the plant for better therapeutic utilization. |
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Arnica montana L. – a plant of healing: review |
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