Antioxidative components isolated from the roots of astragalus membranaceus bunge (astragali radix)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 603-605

  Shirataki, Yoshiaki ^a   Takao, Masaki ^a   Yoshida, Sanae ^a   Toda, Shizuo ^b  

^a JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kansai College of Oriental Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air oxidation; Antioxidant activity; Astragalus membranaceus; DL tocopherol; Isoflavone; Leguminosae; Linoleic acid

Indexed keywords

AFRORMOSIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; BUTYLCRESOL; ISOFLAVONE; LINOLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; HYPOTENSION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; SILKWORM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ASTRAGALI; ASTRAGALI RADIX; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BOMBYX MORI; FABACEAE;

EID: 0031464515     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199712)11:8<603::AID-PTR161>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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