Evaluation of antioxidant phytochemical diversity in Hedychium spicatum: A high value medicinal plant of Himalaya

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 4, Issue 16 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Bhatt, Indra D ^a   Prasad, Kundan ^a   Rawat, Sandeep ^a   Rawal, Ranbeer S ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

carotene; carotene; Antioxidant; Dl tocopherol; Hedychium spicatum; HPLC; Xanthophyll

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 58749109491     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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