Antioxidant evaluation of three adaptogen extracts

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1209-1217

  Chen, Tung Sheng ^a   Liou, Show Yih ^b   Chang, Yen Lin ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Formosan Blood Purification Foundation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adaptogen; Antioxidant; Chemiluminescence; FRAP; Oxidative Stress

Indexed keywords

ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSIS EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; RHODIOLA ROSEA EXTRACT; SINGLET OXYGEN; THIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTOGEN; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DRUG POTENCY; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSIS; HERB; IRON CHELATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS; FLAVONOIDS; PHENOLS; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; RHODIOLA;

EID: 57349148123     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08006533     Document Type: Article

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