South African herbal teas: Aspalathus linearis, Cyclopia spp. and Athrixia phylicoides-A review

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 376-412

  Joubert, E ^a,b   Gelderblom, W C A ^b,c   Louw, A ^b   de Beer, D ^a  

^a ARC INFRUITEC NIETVOORBIJ   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anticarcinogenic; Antioxidant; Bush tea; Chemical composition; Honeybush; Phyto oestrogenic; Polyphenols; Rooibos

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NUTRACEUTICAL;

ASPALATHUS; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; ATHRIXIA PHYLICOIDES; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYCLOPIA GENISTOIDES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ETHNOBOTANY; HERB; HUMAN; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; TEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ASPALATHUS; ASTERACEAE; ETHNOBOTANY; FABACEAE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; ATHRIXIA;

EID: 53449094758     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.014     Document Type: Review

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