Anti-inflammatory activity of extracts and compounds from Vitex negundo

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 481-487

  Rasadah, M A ^a   Farediah, A ^b   Wong, C L ^b   Ong, B K ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

3,4 dihydrobenzoic acid; 4 hydroxybenzoic acid; Luteolin; Negundoside; Verbenaceae

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

3,4-DIHYDROBENZOIC ACID; 4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; LUTEOLIN; NEGUNDOSIDE; VERBENACEAE;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS;

VERBENACEAE; VITEX; VITEX NEGUNDO;

EID: 33646373690     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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