Variation of active constituents of an important Tibet folk medicine Swertia mussotii Franch. (Gentianaceae) between artificially cultivated and naturally distributed

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 31-35

  Yang, Huiling ^a   Ding, Chenxu ^a   Duan, Yuanwen ^a   Liu, Jianquan ^a  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Active constituents; Swertia mussotii; Tibetan folk medicine

Indexed keywords

1,8 DIHYDROXY 3,5 DIMETHOXYXANTHONE; 1,8 DIHYDROXY 3,7 DIMETHOXYXANTHONE; BELLIDIFOLIN; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MANGIFERIN; OLEANOLIC ACID; SWERTIA MUSSOTII EXTRACT; SWERTIAMARIN; SWERTISIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTIVAR; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLOWERING; FRUITING; GENTIANACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SWERTIA MUSSOTII; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

GENTIANACEAE; SWERTIA;

EID: 14844331825     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.12.015     Document Type: Article

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