Relationship between structure of medicinal fractions and accumulation of polyphenol in Echinacea purpurea

Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 606-610

  Li, Peng ^a,b   Ning, Xi Ping ^a   Wu, Hong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Pingdingshan Normal College   (China)

Author keywords

Echinacea purpurea (L.) moench; Polyphenol compounds; Rhizome; Root

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; POLYPHENOL;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT AGE; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOME;

EID: 34250010543     PISSN: 02532670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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