The advanced bioactivity studies of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and its phenolic compounds

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 720, Issue , 2006, Pages 157-169

  Li, Jing ^a   Khan, Ikhlas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anticancer; Antiviral; Flavonoids; Skullcap

Indexed keywords

LAMIACEAE; SCUTELLARIA; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS;

EID: 33846033210     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.720.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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