Luffa echinata: Healer plant or potential killer?

Bristly luffa (Luffa echinata), a member of the cucurbitaceae family is an Ayurvedic medicinal plant, which has been used in the traditional system of medicine for variety of symptoms. The active constituents like cucurbitacin, saponin, echinatin, β-Sitosterol, oleanolic acid and flavonoids have imp...

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Main Authors: S Giri, C R Lokesh, S Sahu, N Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2014;volume=60;issue=1;spage=72;epage=74;aulast=Giri