Enhanced antioxidant effect of a herbal-nutrient complex including ascorbic acid and Polygonum cuspidatum extract (containing resveratrol)

Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 157-161

  Andrews, C ^a   Matthias, A ^a   Agnew, L ^b   Reinke, N ^b   Watson, K ^b   Bone, K M ^a,b   Lehmann, R P ^a,c  

^a MediHerb Research Laboratories   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Free radical; Polygonum cuspidatum; Resveratrol

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149110223     PISSN: 10338330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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