Screening of antioxidant activity and phenolic content of 24 medicinal plant extracts

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Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-87

  Souri, E ^a   Amin, G ^a   Farsam, H ^a   Barazandeh Tehrani, M ^a  

^a Tehran University of Medical Science   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radical; Linoleic acid; Medicinal plant; Phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIETHYL 2 THIOBARBITURIC ACID; ALLYSUM HOMOLOCARPUM EXTRACT; ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; APIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; BUNIUM PERSICUM EXTRACT; CORDIA MYXA EXTRACT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CUCUMIS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CUMINUM CYMINUM EXTRACT; DESCUREANIA SOPHIA EXTRACT; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; GALLIC ACID; LACTUCA SATIVA EXTRACT; LEPIDIUM PERFOLIATUM EXTRACT; LINOLEIC ACID; LINUM USITATISSIMUM EXTRACT; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM EXTRACT; PHENOL; PIMPINELLA ANISUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAGO MAJOR EXTRACT; PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRACHYSPERMUM COPTICUM EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANISE; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CARAWAY; CARDAMOM; CELERY; CORIANDER; CUCUMBER; CUMIN; DILL; DRUG SCREENING; FENNEL; FENUGREEK; FRUIT; IC 50; IRAN; LETTUCE; LINSEED; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; PEROXIDATION; PLANT SEED; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO OVATA; WEED;

EID: 45749133958     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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