Sesquiterpene lactones in Arnica montana: A rapid analytical method and the effects of flower maturity and simulated mechanical harvesting on quality and yield

Planta Medica

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 166-170

  Douglas, James A ^a   Smallfield, Bruce M ^b   Burgess, Elaine J ^c   Perry, Nigel B ^c   Anderson, Rosemary E ^b   Douglas, Malcolm H ^b   Glennie, V LeAnne ^c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arnica montana; Asteraceae; Flower composition; Harvest method; HPLC analysis; Sesquiterpene lactones

Indexed keywords

ACETYLDIHYDROHELENALIN; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; HELENALIN; METHACRYLOYLHELENALIN; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; TIGLOYLHELENALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARNICA MONTANA; ARTICLE; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; FLOWER MORPHOLOGY; HARVEST PERIOD; HARVESTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATURITY; PLANT STEM; PLANT YIELD; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ARNICA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLOWERS; HUMANS; LACTONES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; SESQUITERPENES;

ARNICA MONTANA; ASTERACEAE;

EID: 1542344487     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815495     Document Type: Article

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