Anti-aromatase activity of the constituents from damiana (Turnera diffusa)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 387-393

  Zhao, Jianping ^a,b   Dasmahapatra, Asok K ^a,b   Khan, Shabana I ^b   Khan, Ikhlas A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Aromatase activity; Damiana; Flavonoid; Turnera diffusa

Indexed keywords

ACACETIN; APHRODISIAC AGENT; APIGETRIN; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ECHINACIN; PINOCEMBRINE; PLANT EXTRACT; TURNERA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HERB; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TURNERA; YEAST;

APIGENIN; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ESTROGENS; FLAVANONES; FLAVONES; GLUCOSIDES; HERBAL MEDICINE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TURNERA;

TURNERA DIFFUSA;

EID: 56349125642     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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