Plants from reunion island: Evaluation of their free radical scavenging and antioxidant activities

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-26

  Poullain, C ^a   Girard Valenciennes, E ^a   Smadja, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Endemic and indigenous species; Radical scavenging property; Reunion Island

Indexed keywords

ACACIA HETEROPHYLLA EXTRACT; ACALYPHA INTEGRIFOLIA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIRHEA BORBONICA EXTRACT; APHLOIA THEIFORMIS EXTRACT; BETA CAROTENE; CARISSA XYLOPICRON EXTRACT; CASEARIA CORALLIOIDES EXTRACT; CLAOXYLON GLANDULOSUM EXTRACT; CLEMATIS MAURITIANA EXTRACT; CLERODENDRUM HETEROPHYLLUM EXTRACT; CORDEMOYA INTEGRIFOLIA EXTRACT; CORDYLINE MAURITIANA EXTRACT; COSSINIA PINNATA EXTRACT; CROTON MAURITIANUS EXTRACT; DODONEA VISCOSA EXTRACT; HIBISCUS BORYANUS EXTRACT; HIBISCUS COLUMNARIS EXTRACT; HUBERTIA AMBAVILLA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM LANCEOLATUM EXTRACT; INDIGOERA AMMOXYLUM EXTRACT; MAILLARDIA BORBONICA EXTRACT; MELICOPE COODEANA EXTRACT; MELICOPE OBTUSIFOLIA EXTRACT; MIMUSOPS MAXIMA EXTRACT; MONIMIA OVALIFOLIA EXTRACT; MONIMIA ROTUNDIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACACIA HETEROPHYLLA; ACALYPHA INTEGRIFOLIA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIRHEA BORBONICA; APHLOIA THEIFORMIS; ARTICLE; CARISSA XYLOPICRON; CASEARIA CORALLIOIDES; CLAOXYLON GLANDULOSUM; CLEMATIS MAURITIANA; CLERODENDRUM HETEROPHYLLUM; CORDEMOYA INTEGRIFOLIA; CORDYLINE MAURITIANA; COSSINIA PINNATA; CROTON MAURITIANUS; DODONEA VISCOSA; DRUG SCREENING; HIBISCUS BORYANUS; HIBISCUS COLUMNARIS; HUBERTIA AMBAVILLA; HYPERICUM LANCEOLATUM; INDIGOERA AMMOXYLUM; MAILLARDIA BORBONICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELICOPE COODEANA; MELICOPE OBTUSIFOLIA; MIMUSOPS MAXIMA; MONIMIA OVALIFOLIA; MONIMIA ROTUNDIFOLIA; SPECIES ENDEMICITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REUNION;

EID: 4544292628     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.05.023     Document Type: Article

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