Antioxidative activities and the total phenolic contents of tonic Chinese Medicinal Herbs

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 201-207

  Guo, D J ^a   Cheng, H L ^a   Chan, S W ^a   Yu, P H F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP); Scavenging DPPH radical scavenging capacity; Tonic Chinese medicinal herbs; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; CANARIUM ALBUM EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; FLOS CARYOPHYLLI EXTRACT; FRUCTUS AMOMI EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG ISOLATION; MEAL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 58149107684     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-008-8016-9     Document Type: Article

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