Medicinal plants as potential sources of lead compounds with anti-platelet and anti-coagulant activities.
Medicinal plants are potential sources of lead compounds which can be further developed or optimised into novel therapeutics. This paper gives an overview of drug discovery from plants and an up-to-date and comprehensive review of plants and phytoconstituents reported to have anti-platelet and anti-coagulant activities.
Chua
T K
TK
Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543.
Koh
H L
HL
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015195:Drug Design; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D007854:Lead