Antioxidant activity in medicinal plants associated with the symptoms of diabetes mellitus used by the Indigenous Peoples of the North American boreal forest

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 197-205

  McCune, Letitia M ^a,b   Johns, Timothy ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Diabetes; DPPH; Medicinal plants; Peroxyl; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

ABIES BALSAMEA EXTRACT; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARALIA NUDICAULIS EXTRACT; ARALIA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; ARISAENA TRIPHYLLUM EXTRACT; ASARUM CANADENSE EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; CELASTRUS SCANDENS EXTRACT; CORNUS STOLONIFERA EXTRACT; CORYLUS CORNUTA EXTRACT; DIRCA PALUSTRIS EXTRACT; GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; HERACLEUM LANATUM EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT; KALMIA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; LEDUM GROENLANDICUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; NUPHAR VARIEGATUM EXTRACT; PICEA GLAUCA EXTRACT; PICEA MARIANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ABIES BALSAMERA; ACHILLEA; ACORUS CALAMUS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARALIA NUDICAULIS; ARALIA RACEMOSA; ARISAEMA TRIPHYLLUM; ARTICLE; ASARUM CANADENSE; BLACK SPRUCE; CANADA; CELASTRUS SCANDENS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNUS STOLONIFERA; CORYLUS CORNUTA; DANDELION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIRCA PALUSTRIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FOREST; GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS; HERACLEUM LANATUM; INCIDENCE; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; KALMIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LEDUM GROENLANDICUM; LIFESTYLE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUPHAR VARIEGATUM; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; PRUNUS SEROTINA; PUBLISHING; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; RHUS HIRTA; SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM; SMILACINA RACEMOSA; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS; SORBUS AMERICANA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAXUS CANADENSIS; TEA; TSUGA CANADENSIS; VERBASCUM THAPSUS; WHITE SPRUCE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CANADA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TREES;

EID: 0036806141     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00180-0     Document Type: Article

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