Screening of sun protective activity of the ethyl acetate extracts of some medicinal plants

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-9

  Khazaeli, Payam ^a   Mehrabani, Mitra ^a  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ethyl acetate extract; Medicinal plants; Sun protection factor

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CALENDULA OFFICINALE EXTRACT; DRACOCEPHALUM MOLDAVICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUNSCREEN; VIOLA TRICOLOR EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CALENDULA OFFICINALE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRACOCEPHALUM MOLDAVICA; DRUG SCREENING; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIOLA TRICOLOR;

EID: 69749109139     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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