Antioxidative and antimutagenic activities of healthy herbal drinks from Chinese medicinal herbs

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 523-532

  Chen, Wenlung ^a   Weng, Yih Ming ^a   Tseng, Chin Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese Medicinal Herbs; Healthy Herbal Drinks; Pilot plant Production

Indexed keywords

4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

AMES TEST; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HERB; HUMAN; MUTAGENICITY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; MUTAGEN TESTING; PHYTOTHERAPY; TEA;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TEA;

EID: 1542463977     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X0300120X     Document Type: Article

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