Anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective, free-radical-scavenging, and antimicrobial activities of hawthorn berries ethanol extract

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 7700-7709

  Tadić, Vanja M ^a   Dobrić, Silva ^b   Marković, Goran M ^a   Dordević, Sofija M ^a   Arsić, Ivana A ^a   Menković, Nebojša R ^a   Stević, Tanja ^a  

^a Institute for Medicinal Plants Research   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammotory effect; Antimicrobial activity; Crataegus monogyna Jacq.; Crataegus oxyacantha L.; Flavonoids; Free radical scavenging activity; Gastoprotective activity; Hawthorn fruits; Phenol compounds

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRATAEGUS; EDEMA; FRUIT; MALE; RAT; STOMACH ULCER; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CRATAEGUS; EDEMA; ETHANOL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS LAEVIGATA; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; POSIBACTERIA; RATTUS; ROSACEAE;

EID: 52649124281     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf801668c     Document Type: Article

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