Dr. Salman Ahmed

Gall stone dissolving plants: a concise review

• Authors Details :  
• Salman Ahmed,  
• Mehreen Zaheer ,  
• Muhammad Mohtasheemul Hasan

Journal title : Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Publisher : AkiNik Publications

Online ISSN : 2278-4136

Page Number : 36-40

Journal volume : 9

Journal issue : 6

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Medicinal plants have been known for thousands of years and are highly esteemed worldwide as a rich source of therapeutic agents for preventing and curing diseases. Nowadays, a large number of the population suffers from gallstones. The gall stones problem is increasing significantly due to changes in living styles and conditions, i.e. industrialization and malnutrition. Medicinal plants have been used for centuries due to their cultural acceptability, efficacy, safety and lesser side effects than synthetic drugs. The review aims to gather information on the plants utilized in various parts of society against gallstones. The information is useful for ordinary people and the scientific community to carry out further phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological studies to discover new, effective and safer molecules against gallstones.

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.22271/phyto.2020.v9.i6a.13006

Article Subject Details

• Medicine
• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacology and toxicology
• Pharmacy

Article Keywords Details

• Anticholelithiatic plants
• Ethnomedicine
• Gall stone
• Medicinal plants
• Medicinal uses
• Pharmacology
• Phytochemistry

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