title: Ethnomedical information and in vitro screening for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition of plants utilized as traditional medicines in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Kerala (India).
abstract: Plants utilized as traditional medicines in India have been investigated for their ability to inhibit the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). In total, 75 species belonging to 42 families have been investigated and new ethnomedical information has been obtained for 41 species. Four species were found to possess a high ACE inhibiting ability and were low in their tannin content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nyman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinstrup
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajasekharan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pushpangadan
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D004487:Edema / Q000628:therapy; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins / Q000032:analysis; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007194:India; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000628:therapy*; D012605:Scorpions; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins