TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnomedicine, phytochemistry and pharmacology of calotropis procera and tribulus terrestris
AU - Dirir, Amina Mukhtar
AU - Cheruth, Abdul Jaleel
AU - Ksiksi, Taoufik Saleh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/4
Y1 - 2017/4
N2 - Medicinal plants possess an important advantage in the treatment of many diseases all over the world, especially in the developing countries. Simply because the toxicity associated with synthetic drugs has forced the scientific communities as well as the drug companies to seek other alternatives, such as the use of medicinal plants. Calotropis procera and Tribulus terrestris are examples of medicinal plants that possess different biological activities. Additionally, these two species are wide spread in the UAE harsh desert environment. Anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and anti-tumor activities exhibited by these two plants have been reported in many scientific investigations. Here, we attempt to review the current body of scientific knowledge associated with of the ethnomedicine, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Calotropis procera and Tribulus terrestris.
AB - Medicinal plants possess an important advantage in the treatment of many diseases all over the world, especially in the developing countries. Simply because the toxicity associated with synthetic drugs has forced the scientific communities as well as the drug companies to seek other alternatives, such as the use of medicinal plants. Calotropis procera and Tribulus terrestris are examples of medicinal plants that possess different biological activities. Additionally, these two species are wide spread in the UAE harsh desert environment. Anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and anti-tumor activities exhibited by these two plants have been reported in many scientific investigations. Here, we attempt to review the current body of scientific knowledge associated with of the ethnomedicine, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Calotropis procera and Tribulus terrestris.
KW - Calotropis procera
KW - Ethnomedicine
KW - Pharmacology
KW - Phytochemistry
KW - Tribulus terrestris
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U2 - 10.18311/jnr/2017/11043
DO - 10.18311/jnr/2017/11043
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85036667374
SN - 0972-5547
VL - 17
SP - 38
EP - 47
JO - Journal of Natural Remedies
JF - Journal of Natural Remedies
IS - 2
ER -