Screening and comparison of antioxidant activity of solvent extracts of herbal medicines used in Korea

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 231-236

  Kang, Dae Gill ^a   Yun, Chi keun ^b   Lee, Ho Sub ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Korean herbal medicines; Screening; Solvent extracts

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; ATRATYLODES KOREANA EXTRACT; BUTANOL; GARDENIA JASMINOIDES EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXANE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INULA HELENIUM EXTRACT; MAGNOLIA LILIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; SIEGESBECKIA ORIENTALIS EXTRACT; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM EXTRACT; SORBUS AMURENSIS EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; ATRATYLODES KOREANA; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECAMPANE; ERYTHROCYTE; GARDENIA JASMINOIDES; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; KOREA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAGNOLIA LILIFLORA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SIEGESBECKIA ORIENTALIS; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SORBUS AMURENSIS; XANTHIUM;

EID: 0037676086     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00142-9     Document Type: Article

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