Analysis of trace elements in Chinese therapeutic foods and herbs

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 625-638

  Xu, Hong ^a   Xu, Hou En ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hyperlipidemia; Lanthanum (La); Selenium (Se); Strontium (Sr); Zinc (Zn)

Indexed keywords

LANTHANUM; SELENIUM; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

ACTINIDIACEAE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COIX; CRATAEGUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; EUCOMMIACEAE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GASTRODIA ELATA; GINKGO BILOBA; HEDYOTIS; HERB; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LONICERA JAPONICA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MULBERRY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PEACH; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM; PORTULACACEAE; PUERARIA; SAFFLOWER; SALVIA; SARGASSUM; SOPHORA;

EID: 69049103271     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X09007119     Document Type: Article

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