Antioxidant activity of Thunbergia laurifolia tea

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-136

  Chan, E W C ^a   Lim, Y Y ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Commercial teas; Half leaf test; Microwave dried Thunbergia tea; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; DRYING;

COMMERCIAL TEAS; HALF-LEAF TESTS; MICROWAVE-DRIED THUNBERGIA TEA; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIOXIDANTS; DRYING; LEAVES; MICROWAVE OVENS; PLANTS;

ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; THUNBERGIA; THUNBERGIA LAURIFOLIA;

EID: 33646422768     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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