Variation of the arbutin content in different wild populations of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi in Catalonia, Spain

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 329-333

  Parejo, Irene ^a   Viladomat, Francesc ^a   Bastida, Jaume ^a   Codina, Carles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arbutin; Arctostaphylos uva ursi; Bearberry; Ericaceae; Geographical variations; HPLC; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

HARVESTING; MEDICINAL PLANT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

SPAIN;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; ERICACEAE; UVA URSI;

EID: 0036034331     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v09n04_10     Document Type: Article

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