Bioefficacy of mauritian endemic medicinal plants: Assessment of their phenolic contents and antioxidant potential

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-17

  Neergheen, Vidushi S ^a   Bahorun, Theeshan ^a   Jen, Ling Sun ^b   Aruoma, Okezie I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Degenerative diseases; Endemic medicinal plants; Flavonoids; Lipid peroxidation; Nutraceuticals; Phytopharmacenticals; Proanthocyanidins; Total phenols

Indexed keywords

2,2 AZINO BIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); BADULA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT; CRINUM MAURITIANUM EXTRACT; CROTON VAUGHANII EXTRACT; ERYTHROXYLUM MACROCARPUM EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GAERTNERA PSYCHOTROIDES EXTRACT; GALLIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; OCHNA MAURITIANA EXTRACT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; PSIDIA TEREBINTHINA EXTRACT; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TAMBOURISSA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TROLOX C; TURRAEA RIGIDA EXTRACT; TYLOPHORA CORIACEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BADULA MULTIFLORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRINUM MAURITIANUM; CROTON VAUGHANII; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHROXYLUM MACROCARPUM; GAERTNERA PSYCHOTROIDES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MICROSOME; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OCHNA MAURITIANA; PSIDIA TEREBINTHINA; TAMBOURISSA CORDIFOLIA; TURRAEA RIGIDA; TYLOPHORA CORIACEA;

ASTERACEAE; CRINUM MAURITIANUM; ERYTHROXYLACEAE; ERYTHROXYLUM; EUPHORBIACEAE; GAERTNERA; MELIACEAE; MONIMIACEAE; MYRSINACEAE; OCHNA; OCHNACEAE; RUBIACEAE; TAMBOURISSA; TURRAEA; TYLOPHORA CORIACEA;

EID: 34247334670     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200601026242     Document Type: Article

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