Vitamin C content and antioxidant activity of the fruit and of the Ayurvedic preparation of Emblica officinalis Gaertn.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 113-118

  Scartezzini, P ^a   Antognoni, F ^a   Raggi, M A ^a   Poli, F ^a   Sabbioni, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

yurveda; Antioxidant activity; Ascorbic acid; Emblica officinalis; Liquid chromatography

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; DIODE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; FRUIT; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EMBLICA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA;

EID: 32544443638     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.065     Document Type: Article

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