The in vitro antioxidative activity of some traditional Zulu medicinal plants

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Opoku, A R ^a   Maseko, N F ^a   Terblanche, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radicals; Medicinal plants; Vitaceae; Zulu

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DNA; FERROUS ION; FREE RADICAL; RHOICISSUS DIGITATA EXTRACT; RHOICISSUS RHOMBOIDEA EXTRACT; RHOICISSUS TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG ISOLATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

RHOICISSUS DIGITATA; RHOICISSUS RHOMBOIDEA; RHOICISSUS TOMENTOSA; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; TRIDENTATA; VITACEAE;

EID: 0036214190     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.804     Document Type: Article

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