Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of water distillate and its dichloromethane extract from licorice root (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) and chemical composition of dichloromethane extract

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1158-1165

  Tanaka, Aki ^a   Horiuchi, Masahiro ^b   Umano, Katsummi ^b   Shibamoto, Takayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Takata Koryo Company Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Antioxidants; Herb medicine; Licorice root, dichloromethane extract

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS;

EID: 43249095217     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3191     Document Type: Article

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