Comparative evaluation of the antioxidant potential of some Iranian medicinal plants

Food Chemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 364-368

  Bouayed, Jaouad ^a   Piri, Khosro ^b   Rammal, Hassan ^a   Dicko, Amadou ^a   Desor, Frédéric ^a   Younos, Chafique ^a   Soulimani, Rachid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Medicinal plants; Phenolics; Vitamin C equivalent antioxidant capacity (VCEAC)

Indexed keywords

ALCEA KURDICA EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; LAVANDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; STACHYS LAVANDULIFOLIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIAN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWER; IRAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT;

LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 34147199588     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.11.069     Document Type: Article

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